VIDEO: 'He'll be fuming' - Wayne Rooney risks Cristiano Ronaldo's wrath after mistaking Portugal superstar for former Man Utd team-mate

Rooney, the Red Devils’ all-time leading goalscorer, spent five years working alongside CR7 at Old Trafford. They won the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup together, while famously clashing in a red card winking incident at the 2006 World Cup.

They have not always seen eye to eye since heading in different directions, with Rooney critical of Ronaldo’s second spell with United that started in 2021. He said of the Portuguese superstar: “The things he has done from the start of season, it is not acceptable for Manchester United.”

Ronaldo bit back during an interview with Piers Morgan, saying: “I don’t know why he criticises me so badly… probably because he finished his career and I’m still playing at a high level. I’m not going to say that I’m looking better than him. Which is true…”

Rooney has now risked incurring Ronaldo’s wrath again while shooting a video for Amazon Prime in which he had to try and guess the identity of former colleagues from their hair cut alone. He was able to pick out Marouane Fellaini, David de Gea, Nani and David Beckham, while also getting Paul Pogba after initially going for Wilfried Zaha.

When it came to Ronaldo, Rooney plumped for Argentine striker Tevez with his first guess. The ex-England captain said after eventually settling on five-time Ballon d’Or winner CR7: “He’ll be fuming with that.”

Rooney’s job at present is to assess the performances of those that are still playing, with the 39-year-old returning to punditry duty after enduring managerial flops at Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle.