Juventus boss Max Allegri takes swipe at Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has seemingly taken a swipe at Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo by insisting his side are ‘more of a team’ this season after ‘putting personal targets aside’.

Ronaldo spent three seasons at Juve after leaving Real Madrid in 2018, scoring 101 goals in 134 appearances for the Italian giants and helping the club win two Serie A titles and the Coppa Italia.

The Portugal legend left Turin last summer to secure a sensational return to Manchester United, with his former club Juventus currently just fourth in Serie A.

Despite Juve’s struggles this season, Allegri says they ‘feel more like a team’ and is pleased that ‘personal targets’ have been put to one side.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Allegri said: ‘I think that personal targets have been put aside and there is more focus on the team.

‘We have been together for six or seven months now. We are knowing each other a little more, we feel more like a team.’

Allegri’s comments appear to tally with those of Juventus legend Leonardo Bonucci, who has previously criticised Ronaldo for ‘thinking he could solve all the matches’ on his own.

Asked if Juventus are playing more as a team without Ronaldo, Bonucci said in October: ‘It’s absolutely true.

‘In the recent past we had lost this characteristic from Juve, we were playing with a great champion like CR7 and we wanted to put him in a position to always do well, thinking he could solve all the matches. 

‘This year we are rediscovering that right humility that it serves to regain victory.’

Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 26 appearances for Manchester United this season, but Jamie Carragher believes re-signing the 37-year-old was a ‘mistake’.

‘United made a mistake re-signing