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Former Portugal and Real Madrid star Fabio Coentrao has slammed the criticism of his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo for the way he has conducted himself this season.
The 37-year-old parted ways with United after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan that saw him criticise the club, Erik ten Hag and the Glazers.
A number of the forward's former team-mates have shared their views on the situation, including Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney among many others.
Fabio Coentrao (left) has slammed the criticism of his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo
The 37-year-old parted ways with United after giving an explosive interview with Piers Morgan
Coentrao, however, who played alongside Ronaldo both at Real Madrid and for Portugal, has spoken out on the criticism that he has faced for his bombshell interview and walking off the bench early in United's victory over Tottenham.
'I don't feel motivated to talk but I had to because I don't like to hear what they say about Cristiano,' Coentrao told Portuguese news outlet Record PT.
'There are ex-players who were nothing, they were sh*t, and they talk about Cristiano as if they were something [in football]. They don't have to talk like that.
'Even if he's not performing at his level, it's pretty ugly. People start talking about him, saying he gets along badly with his team-mates and things get misinterpreted.
'It's a
