Ferdinand: I took the mick out of Ronaldo's tight jeans

Rio Ferdinand has responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's claims that he never used to speak to the former defender by insisting the Manchester United squad used to take the mick out of his tight jeans.

Speaking in a press conference ahead of Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Roma, Portuguese forward Ronaldo had claimed he did not have much contact with the likes of Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs during his time at Old Trafford.

And when asked about Ronaldo's comments, Ferdinand responded by having his own dig at the 31-year-old Ballon d'Or runner-up. He told BT Sport: "He's gone off me! He used to live next door to me. Unbelievable! He didn't like my cooking.

"That [the Ronaldo press conference] just shows the emotion he's got in him and the desire to win and the desire to get back on top. At the moment everyone's talking about Barcelona and he's not happy with that. And that's his competitive streak coming out.

"I actually used to take the mick out of him in the changing rooms, I think he's got the hump. He used to come in in tight jeans and we used to murder him. He didn't get it."