Wayne Rooney has aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Cristiano Ronaldo by once again proclaiming that Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time.
The Manchester United legend was recently ridiculed by former teammate Ronaldo, who brutally took aim at him during an explosive interview with Piers Morgan which eventually led to his contract with the Red Devils being terminated. Now Rooney, who's frequently criticised the Portuguese in recent months, has landed a counter blow following Messi's heroics at the World Cup.
After producing yet another mesmeric performance for Argentina as they reached the final on Tuesday, Rooney stumbled upon one of his old tweets from more than a decade ago. "Messi is a joke. For me the best ever," the ex- England captain stated in March 2012.
