'Ronaldo never faced the hairdryer treatment'

ROONEY LIGHTS UP CROWD WITH STORIES, WIT AND WISDOM IN DUBAI

- BY SHAMSEER MOHAMMED Staff Writer

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (right) celebrates with Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring a goal against Manchester City during their Premiership Cup match in Manchester in 2005.

(AFP)

Football legend Wayne Rooney has always been known for his witty answers and legendary stories.

So when Rooney was asked during a panel discussion at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, about Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous hairdryer treatment, he revealed an interesting detail — Cristiano Ronaldo never got it.

“The ones who got it most were me and Rio Ferdinand,” Rooney said with a laugh, adding that Ryan Giggs was occasionally in the mix too. “It was mostly because of our attitude,” he explained. It is easy to see why Ronaldo was spared the wrath. Fergie treated him like a son, and Ronaldo looked at him like a godfather.