Carragher attacks Ferdinand and Morgan over Ronaldo defence

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 22:00 · Archive

Jamie Carragher has criticised Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan for defending Cristiano Ronaldo after his Portugal walk-out.

Cristiano Ronaldo left the Portuguese national team camp following a disagreement with manager Jorge Jesus. He was dropped as an unused substitute and subsequently departed in his private jet, though he has since apologised for walking out. Ronaldo then released a lengthy 2,000-word statement setting out his grievances about his treatment.

Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan, both friends of Ronaldo, have publicly defended him. Morgan described Jesus as 'the Ten Hag of international football', whilst Ferdinand claimed the manager's treatment of his former Manchester United teammate was 'inappropriate' and suggested Jesus 'thought he was Sir Alex Ferguson or Pep Guardiola'.

Jamie Carragher rejected this defence on The Overlap Daily. He said that whilst it is acceptable to know people in football, Ferdinand and Morgan were 'embarrassing themselves with the nonsense' they were producing because of their friendship with Ronaldo. 'You can know someone and try to look after them,' Carragher stated, 'but you cannot defend the indefensible.' Gary Neville has also suggested that Ronaldo's lengthy statement may have worsened the situation, though he believes the player could yet restore his reputation.

How it is being reported

• Jamie Carragher tears into Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan over their 'embarrassing' defence of Cristiano Ronaldo after his Portugal walk-out - as Gary Neville admits his former Man United team-mate is 'difficult to like'Jamie Carragher has hammered Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan for their 'embarrassing' defence of Cristiano Ronaldo after his Portugal walk-out. He pointed out both are close friends of the 41-year-old.Daily Mail Sport · 9 Oct, 21:41
• Jamie Carragher takes ANOTHER swipe at Rio Ferdinand over Cristiano Ronaldo behaviourCristiano Ronaldo has once again been in the headlines this week with his statement after walking out on the Portuguese national team following a row with boss Jorge JesusMirror Sport · 9 Oct, 19:13

In this story: Jamie Carragher · Cristiano Ronaldo · Rio Ferdinand · Jorge Jesus · Piers Morgan · Portugal · Gary Neville

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem