Gary Neville has paid tribute to Euros history-maker Cristiano Ronaldo (Pictures: Getty/ITV)Gary Neville has paid tribute to ‘exceptional’ Cristiano Ronaldo after he became the first player in history to feature in five different European Championships. Ronaldo, 36, achieved the feat after starting Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Neville played alongside Ronaldo for eight years at Manchester United and says it is ‘mesmerising’ to see how he has developed over the best part of two decades. ‘He was a huge frustration in those early years – he was very young, an 18-year-old getting used to the Premier League,’ Neville told ITV Football. If a player wants to play for many years he needs to know how to adjust and adapt and the numbers speak for themselves.

Source: Metro June 15, 2021 16:11 UTC