Snub from Man Utd star Ronaldo left player feeling ‘completely ashamed’ and ‘small’

Robin Gosens claims Man Utd striker Cristiano Ronaldo made him feel “small” after he refused to give him his shirt at the end of a match.

Ronaldo is used to getting numerous requests for his shirt during his career with the Portugal international widely regarded as one of the best players to have ever lived.

However, he can’t give everyone his shirt and Germany international Gosens has revealed that Ronaldo gave him one of the most “embarrassing” moments of his career by refusing to swap shirts.

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Gosens has come up against Ronaldo during his international career with Germany but it was a Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta – who Gosens is on loan at Inter Milan from – in which the “embarrassing” incident happened.

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“After the final whistle I went to him… but Ronaldo did not accept,” Gosens wrote in his autobiography Dreams Are Worthwhile. “I asked: ‘Cristiano, can I have your shirt?’ He didn’t even look at me, he just said: ‘No!’.

“I was completely ashamed. I went away and felt small. You know that moment when something embarrassing happens and you look around to see if anyone noticed it? That’s what I felt and tried to hide it.”

Meanwhile, Man Utd posted a video earlier this month of Ronaldo insisting he was looking forward to next season under Erik ten Hag as the