Former Manchester United Defender has heaped praise on Red Devils star Cristiano Ronaldo. The former United player talked about Ronaldo’s discipline and even labelled him as an ‘Alien’.
Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t been in his best form in the last few months. And a lot of footballing individuals have made different opinions on the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
And since the arrival of Erik ten Hag, Cristiano Ronaldo emerged more as a bench warmer. The Dutch manager focuses more on the players and because of that Cristiano Ronaldo got to start only once in the Premier League.
The 37-year-old was seen out of form even during the International break. The Portuguese striker also picked up an injury while trying to score against the Czech Republic. But apart from that, Cristiano Ronaldo complete the individual milestone of 700 club goals playing against Everton.
What does Patrick Evra say about his former teammate and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo?
Talking about Ronaldo’s latest achievements. Patrick Evra has been a teammate of the Portuguese striker. Evra regarded his former teammate as an ‘Alien’.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is an alien. I won’t call him the GOAT, because he’s not from this earth. It’s crazy. What I like about Cristiano is his discipline. When I was training with him, that’s the word that I had in my head every single day.”
Evra added: “He’s scored 700 goals. 700 times this guy has scored. I can repeat it over and over and it’s still hard to believe. But it’s Cristiano Ronaldo, alien is how I’d describe him. Incredible discipline to do it.”
Patrick Evra said that Ronaldo puts in a lot of effort in his game and that can’t be ignored. Ronaldo has scored two goals and provided one assist in 11 games across all competitions for Manchester United this term.