Cristiano Ronaldo vs Wayne Rooney : Who is the legend of Manchester United?

Who is the greater Manchester United legend? If you had the opportunity to decide between Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney as to who is a greater Manchester United legend, who would you choose? Sounds like a tough question, right? Of course, a Ronaldo vs Rooney poll would definitely divide the entire Manchester United fanbase. While both players enjoyed some memorable relationships as teammates at Old Trafford, there seems to be a rift between Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in recent years. The most recent incident to point out that both players aren't in each other's good books has to be the internet-breaking Piers Morgan interview with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese veteran didn't hold back in his chats with Piers Morgan, as he spoke on several topics which involved Manchester United, Eric Ten Hag, rival Lionel Messi and, of course, former Red Devils teammate Wayne Rooney. Speaking about the ex-England international, Ronaldo said, I don't know why he criticizes me badly. Probably because he finished his career and I'm still playing at a high level. I'm not gonna say that I'm looking better than him, which is true. Well, you might be wondering, how will Rooney feel when he hears what his ex-teammate Ronaldo has said about him in that interview? Did he take it lightly? Well, Rooney also responded in a more soft manner. In his words, he said, Ronaldo is a fantastic player. Him and Messi are probably the two best players to play the game. It's not criticism. What I've said is, age comes to all of us. Ronaldo is finding it hard to deal with that. Rooney also went a bit further when asked to choose who starts, who gets benched and who gets sold between Lewandowski, Messi and Ronaldo. He replied, I would start Messi, bench Lewandowski. And, of course, you know who he was gonna sell, right? Ronaldo. Well, this video isn't necessarily going to settle the differences between Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, but to compare both players' achievements and decide who is a greater Manchester United legend. So, if you're with me, let's go. Wayne Rooney Born on 24th October 1985, Wayne Rooney began his professional club career at Boyhood Club Everton, where he played between 2002 and 2004. He then made a move to Manchester United in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee in the region of £25.6m. Rooney was an influential player at Old Trafford and rose to become the club's captain in 2014, taking over from former teammate Nemanja Vidic. He was known for his versatility at Manchester United, which saw him operate in a handful of positions, such as a striker, second striker, attacking midfielder, left winger, right winger, and even as a central midfielder. Rooney was the glue that held Manchester United's attack for a long period. He was also accredited for making other attacking players around him play even better, due to his selfless nature and creative instinct. Wayne Rooney won a total of 16 trophies at Manchester United between 2004 and 2017, of which includes 5 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 EFL Cups, 4 FA Community Shields, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 Europa League, and 1 FIFA Club World Cup. By doing so, he became the only English player alongside Michael Carrick to win all available club trophies with Manchester United. Some of the records and individual awards held by Rooney at Manchester United also includes Manchester United All-Time Top Scorer with 253 goals. Second most Premier League goals scored for one club with 183 goals for Manchester United. Manchester United All-Time Top Scorer in UEFA Club European competitions with 39 goals. All-Time Top Goal Scorer in the Manchester Derby with 11 goals. PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2009-2010 season. PFA Team of the Year 2005-2006, 2009-2010, and 2011-2012 seasons. Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year 2005-2006, and 2009-2010 seasons. Manchester United Player of the Year 2009-2010 season. Cristiano Ronaldo Born on 5 February 1985, the Portuguese is widely considered as one of the greatest football players of all time. Just like former Red Devils teammate Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo also began his senior club career at his boyhood club, Sporting CP. He then secured a move to Manchester United at the age of 18 in 2003. He spent six seasons with the Red Devils between 2003 and 2009, before making a sensational return to Old Trafford in 2021 from Juventus after being linked with Manchester United rivals Manchester City. According to Ronaldo, he followed his heart to return to Old Trafford. Many will argue that the best version of Cristiano Ronaldo was at Manchester United, especially during his first spell with the Red Devils. He was known for his quick feet, skills, pace, technique, dribbling ability, amongst other qualities, which made him the best player in the world in 2009. Ronaldo has won a total of nine trophies during his two spells with Manchester United, of which there are three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, one FA Community Shield, one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup. Some individual records or awards he won at Manchester United include European Golden Shoe 2007-08 season, FIFA World Player of the Year in 2008, Ballon d'Or awards in 2008, PFA Player of the Year 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, Premier League Player of the Season 2006-07 and 2007-08, Premier League Golden Boot 2007-08 season, first winger to win the Premier League Golden Boot award with 31 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a combined total of 145 goals and registered 64 assists in 346 appearances for Manchester United across two spells with the Red Devils. Who do you consider a greater Manchester United legend between Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo? Please do well to drop your opinions in the comments section below this video. If you enjoyed watching this video, please give it a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel and turn on the bell notifications so you don't miss our future videos.