MIDDLESBROUGH boss Gareth Southgate has labelled Cristiano
Ronaldo a serial diver after his display in Manchester United's 2-1
win at The Riverside.
Television replays showed there was no contact between Boro
goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and Ronaldo when the winger won United a
19th-minute penalty in Saturday's Premiership match.
'Ronaldo has a history of it,' Southgate told the News of the
World.
'Our goalkeeper has done everything to get out of the way, but the
lad has gone down once again.'
Asked if he felt cheated by Ronaldo, Southgate said: 'Yes - it's as
simple as that. I cannot see it was a penalty for love nor
money.
'He did it again afterwards with a free-kick against George
Boateng.'
After watching television replays, Manchester United boss Sir Alex
Ferguson said
the penalty was justified.
'Schwarzer is trying to avoid it, but would Ronaldo have scored? I
think he would, but anyway it was a penalty kick,' he said.
It is not the first time Ronaldo's sportmanship has been
questioned.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard labelled the winger 'a disgrace'
for his part in Wayne Rooney's sending-off at the World Cup in
Germany in June.
Gerrard was furious when Ronaldo got involved after Rooney appeared
to stamp on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho.
'Sadly a dark side stains Cristiano Ronaldo's game,' wrote Gerrard
in his autobiography. - PA Sport
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