Cristiano Ronaldo Gave His 'Best Ever Interview' After Beating Boro In The FA Cup, It's Still Iconic

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Cristiano Ronaldo Gave His 'Best Ever Interview' After Beating Boro In The FA Cup, It's Still Iconic

"Maybe someone doesn't like me because I'm too good?"

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

​Cristiano Ronaldo produced his 'best ever' post-match interview following Manchester United's win over Middlesbrough​ back in 2007. 

Ronaldo dropped an iconic post-match interview after he scored the winner to send Man United through to the FA Cup semi-final, 15 years ago. 

He converted a 76th minute penalty after being tripped from behind by Boro defender Jonathan Woodgate. 

Image: PA
Image: PA

The Portuguese forward, just 22 at the time, smashed home the spot kick, but the decision to award the penalty in the first place angered the away team.

Geoff Shreeves​ pressed Ronaldo on the controversy surrounding the penalty, but the Man United star brilliantly batted away the 'cheating' accusations in a great post-match interview. 

"For me, it's a penalty. Maybe someone doesn’t like me because I'm too good?" He said. ​

Man United fans loved Ronaldo's confident reaction to Shreeves​' grilling. 

One YouTuber user wrote: "Cristiano Ronaldo’s best ever interview. Absolute Legend."​

A second wrote: "He's oozing confidence in that interview that most people could only dream of."​

A third added: "Everyone says he’s so cocky and arrogant for saying these things, but the things he says are true whether you like it or not."

Man United went onto beat Watford to book their spot in the FA Cup final.

But they lost to Chelsea, succumbing to a late goal by Didier Drogba. 

The Red Devils will be hoping to go one better this season as they host Boro tonight for a spot in the next round of the competition. 

Ronaldo could feature with Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood unavailable. 

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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