Piers Morgan, 56, revealed his footballing hero Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, sent him an jokey apology after he scored twice for Manchester United when they played Arsenal on 2 December.
Piers has long been a loyal supporter of the latter and was quaking in his boots when they came up against Ronaldo's club, when he made his big return in August after 12 years.He scored United's second and third goals in a thriller of a match at Old Trafford.In his recent column for the Mail Online, Piers revealed he had begged the striker not to score.He recalled the message he had sent, penning: "Arsenal played Manchester United tonight and I sent Cristiano Ronaldo a desperate plea before kick-off: ‘Please don’t score against us…’"Of course, he scored twice,.
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