Wayne Rooney draws comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah, fans unhappy

Man United’s all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney recently explained how Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has managed to replicate impact Cristiano Ronaldo once h at Old Trafford. A number of Man United fans were unhappy with recent comparisons me by Derby County captain Wayne Rooney due to prolonged success of five-time Ballon d'Or winner. Mohamed Salah’s meteoric rise at Anfield over past three years has seen Egyptian find back of net on a regular basis but, United fans were quick to disagree with Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons me by Wayne Rooney.

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Wayne Rooney compares Mohamed Salah to Cristiano Ronaldo

While writing on his column for Times, Wayne Rooney compared Liverpool talisman, Mohamed Salah, to his former Man United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of having a similar attacking threat. ‘Mohamed Salah reminds me of Cristiano Ronaldo at Man United. Not really helping out in defence but always a threat on counterattack.’, Rooney wrote. 34-year-old furr ded, ‘ lack of tracking back allows Mo Salah to be a nuisance for opposition defenders when Liverpool break in numbers and Cristiano Ronaldo h a similar role at Old Trafford.' 

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Fans unhappy with Wayne Rooney comparisons

In five seasons at Man United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 84 goals in 196 league appearances, winning Premier League on three occasions. Portuguese winger me a n-record transfer to Real Mrid in 2010 for a reported £80 million (€94 million). Mohamed Salah has scored 72 goals in 113 appearances for Liverpool. This season, 28-year-old forward has been integral in guiding leing Jurgen Klopp's side on  verge of winning ir first English top-flight title in 30 years, netting 16 goals in Premier League. However, a number of Man United fans have contrasting opinions to those of Wayne Rooney. 

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On Twitter, Wayne Rooney received a slight bashing from United fans as one of m wrote, 'Just because you’re a footballer doesn’t mean that you have any good football opinions,'. A second fan ded, "Salah should never be mentioned in  same sentence with greatest player to ever kick a football!". A third also commented, "Salah is world class but he's no Cristiano Ronaldo". 

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