Jamie Carragher has stoked the fire of his feud with Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming that the former Manchester United superstar is no longer worth the "hassle."
The Liverpool legend and Ronaldo have been embroiled in an indirect war of words over the past few months, with Carragher critical of the Portuguese icon's alleged negative impact since returning to United in August 2021. With Ronaldo now out of the door at Old Trafford, thanks mainly to an explosive interview with Piers Morgan which burned his bridges and led to the club terminating his £480,000-a-week contract, Carragher was asked to look back at the saga on the Diary on a CEO Podcast.
"Ronaldo hasn't changed, he's always been that sort of character, everyone's known that - but he was worth the hassle," the former England defender explained of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who's now set to sign for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in a deal worth £173million. "And that's like everything in football, when we talk about a manager making a decision, can you put up with that?