Rio Ferdinand vs Jamie Carragher: Man United and Liverpool Legends Get Into a Heated Twitter Spat Over Ronaldo

• Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher were engaged in a furious back and forth on Twitter over Cristiano Ronaldo's benching on Sunday
• Carragher called Ferdinand Ronaldo's "fan boy" after Ferdinand claimed that the Liverpool star was still angry about Ronaldo not shaking his hand
• Ronaldo started on the bench in Sunday's Manchester derby, and Carragher felt Marcus Rashfrod was the right option

The benching of Cristiano Ronaldo during the Manchester derby has ruffled some feathers in the football world, with fans and pundits going back and forth about Ronaldo's role at Manchester United

Former Manchester United and Liverpool defenders Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher got into a furious argument about Ronaldo with both throwing jabs at each other.

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Carragher Tweeted on Monday morning in support of Erik Ten Hag benching Ronaldo and said those attacking the manager for leaving him out are laughable.

Ferdinand brought up the moment Ronaldo snubbed Carragher on live television, telling him he was still upset the Portugues didn't shake his hand at Old Trafford during a Sky Sports broadcast.

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Carragher reiterated that starting Marcus Rashford for the Manchester City game was the only way to go about it. However, according to the Daily Mail, his claim rubbed some people wrong.

Ferdinand responded by saying Ronaldo's goalscoring ability means he has to start.

"You can't have your top goalscorer, who gets 20 or 25 goals a season, on the bench. I'm sorry. People keep talking about it. Why are we so concerned with what people don't do all the time? What's he good at?"

Carragher's cheeky comments drew a laugh from Ferdinand, who rubbished his claim that he and Patrice Evra have a WhatsApp group together with Ronaldo.

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Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure on the bench as United were being mauled by Erling Haaland and City. The body language suggested that he was unhappy about not playing for the team.

Hqaaland equals Ronaldo's record

Sports Brief earlier reported on Erling Haaland equaling Ronaldo's Premier League record in just eight matches.

Haaland's hattrick in Sunday's derby was his third in the league this season. It only took him eight matches to reach that milestone, while Ronaldo achieved the same in 232 matches.

The Norwegian striker is now the first player to score three successive hattricks at home.