Wayne Rooney takes another jibe at Cristiano Ronaldo, picks Lionel Messi instead of him

Former England footballer Wayne Rooney has taken a fresh swipe at Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo as the English legend picked Ronaldo's rival Lionel Messi instead of him.

Rooney was asked who he would start with, who he would bench, and who he would drop out among England's Harry Kane, Messi, and Ronaldo on FIFA World Cup 2022 broadcast. 37-year-old Rooney surprisingly chose to drop Cristiano Ronaldo, bench Harry Kane and start with the Argentine in his starting 11, stating that the PSG man will 'have' to play.

The former Man United forward further said that he choose to drop Ronaldo because the Portuguese forward wasn't getting ample game time coming into the quadrennial tournament.

Rooney's comments about his former teammate have come days after Cristiano said that Rooney was 'jealous' of him because of having a longer career than his.

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