Just days out from the 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo made headlines by giving an in-depth interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan.Ronaldo used the interview to break his silence about his situation at Manchester United and . He is now .The 37-year-old had previously been eager to leave Old Trafford Danny Pinter Jersey over the summer, but was unable to secure an exit and he struggled to form a good relationship with United's new manager Erik ten Hag.Ronaldo held nothing back with Piers Morgan, as the Portugal star discu sed the Red Devils, Ten Hag, Lionel Me si, World Cup, retirement and much more. after the falling out with Manchester United remains to be seen.MORE: The Sporting News rounds up the best quotes from the Piers Morgan interview below. Unsurprisingly, the initial focus of the interview was on Ronaldo's former team and he was brutal when asked for his thoughts on the Red Devils since his return in 2021.At United, the progre s was zero, in my opinion," Ronaldo said."To compare with Real Madrid and even Juventus, that they follow the rest of the world, so the technology, especially in terms of training, nutrition and conditioning, eat properly and to recover better than before - surprised me."Manchester right now to compare with that club, I think it's behind in my opinion, which is something that surprised me. A club with this dimension should be the top of the tree in my opinion and they are not, unfortunately. They are not in that level. But I hope the next years they can reach to be in a top level.I don't know what's going on but since Sir Alex Ferguson left I saw no evolution in the club, the progre s was zero. Getty Images The forward felt his former Manchester United manager didn't show him proper respect this season and he wasn't happy about his suspension from the squad earlier this season."The coach didn't have respect for me. So this is why the relationship, it's in that way," Ronaldo said."He keep saying in the pre s that he come to me, he like me blah, blah, blah, but that is only for the pre s, 100 per cent. If you dont have respect for me, I'm never going to have respect Isaiah Rodgers Jersey for you." Ronaldo only had good things to say about long-time rival Me si, but admits they aren't friends playing che s."He is an amazing player. Magic. Top. As a person, we share the stage 16 years. Imagine 16 years. So, I have great relationship with him," Ronaldo said."I'm not a friend of him, in terms of what I mean as a friend who was with you in your house or speaking on the phone."No, but it's like a teammate. He's a guy that I really respect the way he always speaks about me. Even his wife or my wife, my girlfriend, they always have respect and they're from Argentina."My girlfriend is from Argentina. So good. What I am going to say about Me si? A great guy who does great things for football." Ronaldo will play in his fifth World Cup in Qatar and confirmed this will definitely be his last should Portugal lift the title."Yes. Retired. 100 percent," he said when asked if he would retire if Portugal won."I am very optimistic. We Portugal have a fantastic coach and we have a good generation of football players. I'm looking forward that we're going to it, an amazing World Cup." It's going be tough. Extremely difficult. But everything is po sible. But of course we're going to compete."All the national teams, all the people, they need to be welcomed in Qatar, and I see a good tournament, to be honest. I think Qatar; they are prepared. They are prepared for that, and it will be weird to play in the beginning of the season. Yes. But in the same way, a challenge. I Anthony Coyle Jersey think it's, to be honest, good. I feel good. I feel with good energy." Getty Images Though he may retire from international football with a World Cup title, Ronaldo has reaffirmed his desire to play on until the age of 40."I want to play two years more, three years more. So two or three years maximum. I want to finish at 40. I think 40 will be a good age but I don't know, I don't know the future," he said."Sometimes you plan one thing for your life and as I said many times, the life is dynamic and you never know what's going to happen." While Ronaldo still hopes the Red Devils can win the league title this season, he revealed he would be happy if Arsenal won it."Manchester United first, and if not, Arsenal is some team that I like to see play. I like the team. I like the coach. I think they have a good team," he said."And if Manchester United don't win the Premier League, I will be happy if Arsenal do." Getty Images Prior to re-joining Manchester United, Ronaldo was linked with a move to Manchester City and the Portugal forward has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson was key in preventing DeForest Buckner Jersey a po sible deal."Well, honestly, it was close. They spoke a lot and Guardiola said two weeks ago that they tried hard to have me," he said."But, as you know, my history is in Manchester United. Your heart, you're feeling the way you did before, and it made the difference. And of course, as well, Sir Alex Ferguson. It was a conscious decision because the heart speaks loud in that moment."I think it speaking with Ferguson was the key. I wouldn't say that Manchester City wasn't close. But I think, I did make a conscious decision. I don't regret at some point."And as you mentioned before, Sir Alex Ferguson was the key. I spoke with him.He said to me that, 'It's impo sible for you to come to Manchester City'. And I said 'OK, bo s'."MORE: Since his return to England, Ronaldo has been critcised by a number of pundits, including former teammates Rooney and Neville.On Rooney, Ronaldo said:"I don't know why he criticises me so bad, I don't know if he's jealous of me."I really don't understand people like that or if they want to be on the front cover of the news or they want a new job or whatever."Probably it's jealousy because he finished his career with 30s. I'm still playing a high level."On Neville, Ronaldo added:"They don't really know what's going on at the training ground, they have to listen to my point of view as well. It's easy to criticise if they don't know the whole story."They are not my friends, they are colleagues. We Matt Ryan Jersey played together but we're not having dinner together. It's part of my journey, they keep criticising me with negativity every time. I can continue my trip and I have to catch up with people who like me."You can watch a repeat of Part 1 of my Ronaldo i/v at 11pm on or on here: Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) Ronaldo has himself also been critical of younger players both at Old Trafford and elsewhere, but admitted Dalot was one player he admired for his work ethic."I only can say what I see from my eyes. In Manchester United, I can mention Dalot. An example he is young and very profe sional. I have no doubt he will have longevity in football. He's young, smart, intelligent and he's very profe sional," Ronaldo said. While Ron