Cristiano Ronaldo stand naked in front of a mirror and say 'Lionel Messi doesn't look like this' according one of Peter Crouch's conversations with Rio Ferdinand.
Ronaldo made a name for himself during his six full seasons at Manchester United, a period in which Messi was beginning to become a world star while in Spain with Barcelona.
One of those close to Ronaldo at the time was United defender Ferdinand, who spoke to his England colleague Peter Crouch about some of Ronaldo's characteristics around Carrington. READ MORE: Football fans cruelly ask why Cristiano Ronaldo is even attending Ballon d'Or ceremony In an extract from his book, How To Be A Footballer, Crouch said: "Rio Ferdinand would tell us stories about how Cristiano Ronaldo would stand in front of the mirror naked, running his hand through his hair, and say, 'Wow.
I'm so beautiful!'"The other United players would try to wind him up. 'Whatever. Leo Messi is a better player than you.'"And he would shrug his shoulders and smile again. 'Ah yes.
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