Antony has just told Manchester United fans what Cristiano Ronaldo is like behind the scenes

It is advised that you should judge a person by how they treat others around them and that rule extends to football.

In an era that rewards professionals with immense wealth and lucrative contracts that ensure financial freedom, footballers can sometimes develop insufferable egos and the Premier League is home to hundreds of those with high self-assessments.

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo perhaps has the biggest ego in the Premier League but he has delivered on the pitch to match his words away from it, at least. Ronaldo has 700 club career goals and five Ballon d'Ors, which is without mentioning his vast, remarkable trophy collection, which includes five Champions League titles and countless other domestic major honours.

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Although Ronaldo is now in the winter of his career, he still delivered last season when his teammates didn't. He scored 24 goals, which made him the top goalscorer in the squad, and he single-handedly kept United in the Champions League.

Ronaldo wanted to leave in the summer, which did not endear him to supporters, but the only concrete offer he received was from Saudi Arabia and that has meant he's been 'stuck' at Old Trafford. Ronaldo missed the majority of pre-season after expressing it was his desire to leave the club and Erik ten Hag recently explained that lack of fitness has contributed to his limited role.

"I want to get the best out of him [Ronaldo], he's in better shape now and I'm happy with that," Ten Hag said at his press conference on Wednesday. "At the start, it was the case [lack of fitness], it's proven once again, no one can miss a pre-season."

Although Ronaldo has started every match in the Europa League, he