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Cristiano Ronaldo is twice as good as Antoine Griezmann: He’s worth £200million - pundit
STEVE MCMANAMAN says Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is double the player Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann is.
Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick for Real Madrid in a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg tonight.
At the other end Griezmann, who has been linked with a summer switch to Manchester United, failed to deliver on the big occasion and didn’t impress McManaman.
The former Real midfielder was surprised by the ease of his old side’s win.
When you talk about Griezmann being a £100million player, he didn’t do anything today did he, he hasn’t put himself in the shop window at all
“It was a walk in the park for them,” he said on BT Sport.
“I expected it to be a lot closer, we all expected Atletico to score goals with their firing line.
“Atletico’s big players didn’t turn up today and that’s the difference.
Steve McManaman says Cristiano Ronaldo is twice as good as Antoine Griezmann
Steve McManaman has praised Cristiano Ronaldo after his hat-trick for Real Madrid against Atletico
“When you talk about Griezmann being a £100million player, he didn’t do anything today did he, he hasn’t put himself in the shop window at all.
“If he’s worth £100million then Ronny is worth £200million at 32!”