Speaking in Wayne Barton’s book ‘Rooney: Teenage Kicks – The street footballer who ruled the world’, Rafael was quoted as saying:
Rafael has stated that Wayne Rooney’s unselfish nature was the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score on a regular basis.
The 31-year-old full-back claimed Rooney was capable of playing in various positions due to his intelligence on the pitch.
Rafael also recalled Manchester United’s goal against Arsenal in the 2009 Champions League semi-final. Ronaldo scored an excellent counter-attacking goal past Manuel Almunia to help the Red Devils win the tie 4-1 on aggregate.
Despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the goal, Rafael credited Rooney and Park Ji-Sung:
Cristiano Ronaldo is still going strong for Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo re-signed for Manchester United in the summer of 2021. Despite now being 36 years old, the Portuguese superstar is still the club’s leading goalscorer this season.
As things stand, Ronaldo has scored 14 goals and provided three assists in 23 appearances for the Red Devils across all competitions.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals were vital for Manchester United to secure qualification to the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored six goals in five group matches, including late winners against Villarreal and Atalanta.
Ronaldo also scored a late equalizer against Atalanta during the return fixture in Italy in a 2-2 draw.
Manchester United have now been drawn against Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16 of the competition.
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