Ferdinand urges Man Utd youngsters to learn from Cristiano Ronaldo and shrugs off his strop against Brentford

RIO FERDINAND believes Cristiano Ronaldo's affect on the Manchester United squad is invaluable.

And the previous United defender believes Ronaldo's occasional tantrums are what makes him a winner.

Rio Ferdinand believes Cristiano Ronaldo's successful mentality is vital for his team-matesCredit score: PA

It's that mentality the remainder of the Pink Devils' squad ought to be trying to replicate, based on Ferdinand.

Ferdinand mentioned on BT Sport's protection of Brentford vs United: "I believe it is vital to hearken to what Elanga mentioned after in his feedback, in his interview, that he feels blessed to be on the pitch with Ronaldo, a celebrity, an excellent like him.

"All of them feed off him and I believe it is vital that these younger gamers… I've mentioned it time and time once more, once you've acquired a participant like that [Ronaldo] in your dressing room, you have to feed off it.

"I went right into a altering room filled with winners, filled with folks that had gained a number of league titles and different trophies, and I sat there like a sponge wanting on the little particulars in the best way that they ready, the best way that they kind themselves out after a recreation and the best way they rise up for video games, the best way they eat and recuperate.

"You have to absorb each single aspect that's there at your fingertips once you've acquired somebody like that. And these younger gamers, I believe, are in a lucky place to be with somebody like him.

"Yeah, he would possibly moan and throw his toys out the pram, however, once you're with somebody like that, you have to take all of the goodness out of it."

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Ronaldo has been no stranger to tantrums this season - even within the win over Brentford he threw a strop.

CR7 was substituted within the second half with United successful and in management however the Portuguese didn't get the purpose he was searching for.

Ralf Rangnick managed to calm him down after initially being snubbed by the ahead when he trudged off the pitch.

However Ronaldo did make a key contribution within the match, pulling off a brilliantly chested move to place Bruno Fernandes via on purpose - the midfielder then squared to Mason Greenwood who made it 2-0.

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