Ronaldo: I miss playing with Rooney

The forward hopes to play alongside his former team-mate again before they hang up their boots

Cristiano Ronaldo says he misses playing alongside former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney.

Ronaldo moved to United as an 18-year-old from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, while Rooney left Everton for Old Trafford a year later.

The pair went on to win three Premier League titles, the Champions League and one FA Cup together, before the Portugal captain joined Real Madrid in 2009.

Ronaldo admits it's a shame he no longer shares the same dressing room as the man he refers to as "pitbull" and hopes they're reunited in the future.

"I miss playing with Rooney. Maybe we can play again together some day," he said.

"He was the kid of England. Everybody loved him. He was so powerful I was calling him pitbull. The power of Wayne Rooney is his mentality and strength and he never stops.

"He's a fantastic team player and he scores! He's a fantastic boy and he helped me a lot when he came to join us in Manchester."