Cristiano Ronaldo snubs Gary Neville ahead of Manchester United vs West Ham

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Cristiano Ronaldo greeted Louis Saha and Jamie Redknapp at Old Trafford but ignored his former team-mate after recent criticism

Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm-up ahead of Manchester United's game against West Ham at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo looks likely to leave at the end of the season. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to deliberately ignore Gary Neville ahead of Manchester United's Premier League game at home to West Ham on Sunday after recently receiving criticism from his former team-mate.

Neville and ex-United midfielder Roy Keane were involved in a heated debate over the Portuguese during Sky Sports' coverage of the team's 1-1 draw against Chelsea last weekend, with the former England right-back saying that Erik ten Hag's side were better without Ronaldo.

Those comments look to have got back to Cristiano, who effusively greeted former United team-mate Louis Saha and ex-Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp pitchside during Sky Sports' build-up at Old Trafford on Sunday but did not acknowledge Neville.

Ronaldo recently snubbed Jamie Carragher in a similar way during Sky's coverage after receiving some similar criticism from the former Liverpool defender.

"Welcome to the, blanked by Ronaldo club @gnev," Carragher tweeted on Sunday.

Ronaldo was back in the starting line-up for Manchester United against West Ham, having spent much of the Premier League season on the bench following Ten Hag's arrival in the summer.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.