UNITED ROW ‘WON’T SHAKE’ PORTUGAL: CR7

Cristiano Ronaldo insisted that his explosive row with Manchester Unite would not impact Portugal’s chances at the World Cup as they prepare for their opening match in Qatar with Ghana. Last week superstar Ronaldo lashed out at Premier League club United and the team’s coach Eri ten Hag in a TV interview after being relegated to a peripheral role this season. “I have no doubt that this recent episode, that interview, and other episodes with other players that happen sometimes, can sometimes shake the player but won’t shake the team,” Ronaldo said at a press conference at the Portugal camp. Ronaldo is set to start his fifth and likely fina World Cup. “I don’t have to worry about what others think, I talk when I want to,” he said. “Everybody in th team knows who I am, what I believe in.” Ronaldo said frosty interaction with his team-mate for club and country Bruno Fernandes, along with images him grabbing Manchester City’s Joao

Cancelo by the head, had been being overblown by the media.