ROONEY ON RONALDO

AFTER I was sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal and we lost on penalties, I got Ronaldo out into the tunnel.

I said: ‘Listen, you’re going to get a lot of stick from the press, I’m going to get a lot of stick from the press, my focus now is on United. There is no issue with me whatsoever, I would have done the same trying to get England a win and this is a big

year for us and we have every chance of winning the league.’

My attention, once we were out, flipped back to Manchester United. There was never any issue. I actually tried to get him booked in the first half for diving.

I’m playing for England, he’s playing for Portugal — do whatever you can to win. Honestly, I still don’t know whether I stamped on Carvalho on purpose or not. I must have just had a blank.