Ruud van Nistelrooy Made Cristiano Ronaldo Cry at Manchester United Training After his Father Died -Louis Saha

Louis Saha has revealed his former Manchester United team-mates Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo were involved in a row on the training ground.

Saha played alongside Dutchman Van Nistelrooy for two years at Old Trafford while he lined up alongside Ronaldo for four seasons between 2004 and 2008.

In a week where Raheem Sterling's bust-up with Joe Gomez at England's training base has dominated the headlines, Saha has shed some light on an altercation between his ex-colleagues.

Did Ruud make Ronaldo cry? Yeah, there were stories because I think they ended up in an argument at the moment when Cristiano's father had passed away, so it wasn't the right moment,' he told Four Four Two.

'Things like that happen when two players have lots of spirit, but I'm sure Ruud regrets some of his words.'

Ronaldo's father, Jose Dinis Aveiro, died of liver failure at the age of 52 in 2005 when the Portugal international was just 20 years old. 

His father, an alcoholic and former soldier, missed out on much of Ronaldo's success and the birth of his four children.

Saha has conceded that he got on with Van Nistelrooy but admitted the former Holland striker did not see eye to eye with ex-United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. 

'He was always really nice with me; he maybe had a problem with the choice made by the manager, but never with me. He was obsessed about goals, and I respect that,' Saha added.

'I know some people said I maybe pushed him to a move away from the club, but that's totally b****cks. He was such a good player – he just had an issue with the manager – and I was maybe good enough for the manager to replace him, but I could have played with him, too.' 

Former United midfielder Roy Keane revealed this week that he had a run-in with Peter Schmeichel during their time at the Red Devils.

'I've had a fight with Peter Schmeichel in the hotel, it was in the lobby and to be fair it was four in the morning, there wasn't many people around. And we got pulled by the manager, he said we're both a disgrace,' Keane told ITV Sport.

'To be fair to Peter he apologised but we moved on. It never affected us as team mates or wanting the same thing. When I hear about the PR side of it where the players have to apologise to the group, I don't get all that side of it.

'When lads do have a bust up they end up being pretty fine afterwards, you've got to clear the air. There's tension involved and players care.'

England manager Gareth Southgate dropped Sterling for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday following his fall out with Gomez on Monday.

Sterling watched his Three Lions' team-mates secure Euro 2020 qualification with a 7-0 win at Wembley from the stands.

He also heard some England fans boo Liverpool defender Gomez as he entered the field of play as second-half substitute. Both manager Gareth Southgate and Sterling condemned the jeering of Gomez.

FROM  dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7689463/Van-Nistelrooy-Ronaldo-involved-row-according-Saha.html