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Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked former teammates and pundits who have supported him in recent times, including Rio Ferdinand and Roy Keane.
Ronaldo has been embroiled in significant drama over the past week after the airing of his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV.
Within the highly controversial interview, Ronaldo slammed the current state of the club, along with heavily criticising United manager Erik ten Hag and former teammates including Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney.
Cristiano Ronaldo's explosive interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV continues to cause drama
Ronaldo thanked Rio Ferdinand and Roy Keane for their support of him in recent times
He has faced heavy criticism from several former teammates and pundits for his behaviour over recent months, but he has retained support from others including Ferdinand and Keane.
And in the first part of the interview with Morgan that was released on Wednesday, Ronaldo thanked the former United duo.
'It means a lot because I was in a dressing room with them, they are part of my journey in football as well,' he said.
'As I mentioned many times, Roy Keane for me was my best captain ever. Rio Ferdinand helped me a lot, he was my neighbour, I was his neighbour.
Ronaldo heaped praise on Keane (pictured) and Ferdinand and said they were part of his 'footballing journey'
Ronaldo also labelled Keane as the 'best captain' he ever played under, following his support
'So very, very good guys, not just because they speak good about me but they were there in the dressing room, they are football players, they know how players think and how they behave.
'And to listen to ex-colleagues and team-mates criticise you and only see one point of view... I feel a bit betrayed. It's not good to listen too and a little bit disappointing.
'It's easy to criticise if you have a job on television because you must criticise to be more famous.
Sportsmail had previously reported how Ronaldo hit out at Neville and Rooney in the interview after snippets from the sit-down with Morgan were released earlier this week.
This included Ronaldo claiming the former Manchester United defender is only criticising him to boost his own profile.
Cristiano Ronaldo had accused Gary Neville of using him to boost his own profile on television
Ronaldo, who recently blanked his former team-mate Neville pitchside at Old Trafford as a result of the Sky pundit's supposed criticism of him, lambasted him within the interview.
He said: 'To listen as ex-colleagues or team-mates criticise you, when they only see one point of view. It's easy.
'It's easy to criticise, I don't know if you have a job in television that they must criticise to be more famous. I really don't understand it.
'I think they take advantage of that because they are not stupid. I'm the No 1 followed guy in the world. It's not by coincidence.'
'It's hard when you see people who was in the dressing room with you criticising that way.'
Ronaldo snubbed Neville when entering the pitch at Old Trafford a matter of weeks ago
Ronaldo has also previously said in similar clips released that he has no intention of holding clear-the-air talks with either Neville or Rooney - and hinted that his former strike partner was just jealous of him.
'Me too (I'm surprised about this criticism). Piers, I don't understand. You should ask the questions to him. I don't know. I don't
