Cristiano Ronaldo will be 'fuming' at starting on Man Utd bench against Southampton - Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand claims that Cristiano Ronaldo «will be fuming» at not starting in Manchester United's Premier League game against Southampton. After being given only the final four minutes of United's win over Liverpool, Ronaldo was once again named on the substitutes' bench to start the match at St Mary's. Ad During BT Sport's pre-match coverage Ferdinand explained that «superstars» — a group in which he includes Ronaldo — «don't understand» being on the bench.

TransfersRonaldo dropped by Ten Hag in two-hour team meeting – Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 00:05 Paul Scholes, another former teammate of Ronaldo at United, added: «I don't think he's going to hang around and not play.» With five days left of the summer transfer window, Scholes even evoked the possibility of Ronaldo leaving the club. «He's not someone that's going to want to stay and play League Cup games and Europa League games.» Neither Ferdinand nor Scholes were willing to say that Ronaldo would definitely still be at the club when the window closes. Ronaldo's apparent desire to leave the club this summer has been widely reported, but no deal seems to have advanced beyond speculation at this point.

The most recent reports linked Ronaldo to Marseille, Napoli and his first club Sporting. A return to Real Madrid, a cross-Premier League move to Chelsea and even joining forces with Lionel Messi at PSG are all moves that have been mooted. Both Dortmund and Bayern Munich also publicly distanced themselves from Ronaldo.

Before discussing Ronaldo's future, the BT pundits also explored United's apparently stalling move for Brazil winger Antony. Ferdinand says Ajax should «do the right thing» and accept United's latest offer for the Brazilian winger. The rejected bid —