Cristiano Ronaldo was adored by Sir Alex Ferguson but accused Erik ten Hag of 'betrayal' - inside the forward's relationships with his managers as Stefano Pioli edges to joining Al-Nassr

Wherever he goes, it is clear Cristiano Ronaldo wields a level of power connected coaches and nan dressing room that not galore different players are afforded.

But successful immoderate cases, that whitethorn person caused frictions successful his relationships pinch immoderate of his past managers.

While Ronaldo has held a awesome rapport pinch galore of his erstwhile coaches, nan five-time Ballon d'Or victor hasn't ever seen eye-to-eye pinch those successful charge.

With Stefano Pioli group to measurement into nan basking spot astatine Al-Nassr, it will beryllium absorbing to spot really nan brace activity together, pursuing nan departure of Luis Castro - who Ronaldo praised connected societal media aft it was announced that he would beryllium leaving nan club. 

Over nan years, Ronaldo has worked pinch immoderate of nan top coaches of nan modern era, but present Mail Sport examines nan moving relationships he has had pinch those coaches, clashing pinch some, while holding lifelong friendships pinch others.

Erik 10 Hag

It seems nary emotion has been mislaid betwixt Erik 10 Hag and Ronaldo since nan forward's explosive exit from Manchester United backmost successful 2022.

Their feud came to nan fore erstwhile again past week, pinch Ronaldo challenging nan Dutchman's ethos astatine nan nine erstwhile again during a podcast.

Perhaps suggestive that their narration was ne'er nan greatest, Ronaldo launched a caller onslaught connected Ten Hag's attitude, questioning nan Dutchman's position that United can't situation for nan Champions League.

'(As) Manchester United coach, you cannot opportunity that you're not going to conflict to triumph nan League aliases Champions League,' Ronaldo told nan Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, sparking a snappy consequence from nan Dutch tactician. 'He is acold distant successful Saudi, acold distant from Manchester, truthful everyone tin person an sentiment and is entitled to person an opinion. It is okay.'

Their feud mostly relates to nan powerfulness struggle that existed betwixt nan pair. Ten Hag, who took complete from Ralf Rangnick, looked to enforce his authority connected nan United dressing room astatine a clip erstwhile nan nine needed guidance - but that, it seems, did not beryllium good pinch Ronaldo.

An absorbing anecdote, revealed by Manchester Evening News earlier this week, revealed that Ronaldo and Ten Hag had butted heads complete a £1,000 brace of earrings nan guardant was wearing astatine training. The Man United leader had instructed players not to deterioration jewellery successful training but Ronaldo refused. When asked to return them retired by adjunct coach Steve McClaren, nan five-time Ballon d'Or victor seemingly threw them into a bush.

Ten Hag had dropped Ronaldo to nan chair for respective games during his last play astatine nan club, pinch nan Portuguese guardant subsequently venting his frustrations astatine nan erstwhile Ajax head successful an explosive question and reply pinch Piers Morgan, which would yet beryllium nan catalyst down his bombshell Old Trafford exit.

During nan interview, he deed retired astatine head Erik 10 Hag, claiming nan head 'didn't respect' nan guardant and that he felt 'betrayed' by Man United. The question and reply yet saw him time off nan nine by communal statement but it seems a bitter sensation was near successful nan rima of some nan Portuguese footballer and Erik 10 Hag.

Sir Alex Ferguson

During his first spell astatine Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson took Ronaldo nether his wing. In his squad of superstars, nan erstwhile Sporting Lisbon winger would spell connected to excel nether nan stewardship of Ferguson.

And alternatively than possibly a accepted coach-and-player relationship, it could beryllium said that Ferguson had a much paternal narration pinch Ronaldo, which blossomed aft bringing him to nan nine successful 2003.

In fact, Ronaldo has antecedently spoken astir really overmuch nan Scotsman cared for his players.

'It's difficult to mention conscionable 1 [moment],' Ronaldo said erstwhile speaking to Man United's nine website successful 2021.

'There were truthful galore beautiful moments that we had together. Not conscionable winning things. But successful my heart, I support nan astir difficult things.'

Ronaldo, who won 3 Premier League titles nether Sir Alex, recounted a infinitesimal successful peculiar erstwhile his begetter was sick successful hospital.

'Probably he doesn't remember, but I will opportunity it because it's a beautiful story. One day, my begetter was successful hospital, and I was truthful emotional, very low. And I said pinch him and he said: 'Cristiano, spell location for 2 aliases 3 days.'

'We had difficult games [coming up],' he continues, 'and I was a cardinal subordinate successful that moment.

'He [Ferguson] said: 'It will beryllium reliable because we person difficult games, but I understand your business and I'll time off you [out] and you tin spell and spot your father.'

'For me, these are nan astir important things – isolated from winning Champions Leagues, to triumph nan Premier League, to triumph cups and stuff. So I person to admit him, because what he said to me, he ever did. I person to admit that.'

Jose Mourinho

The legendary Portuguese head was 1 who possibly understood amended than galore that you 'don't coach a subordinate for illustration Ronaldo'.

'You person guys for illustration Cristiano, wherever you are playing against Levante and you are winning five-nil and you show nan feline to relax and return a rest,' Mourinho told nan FIVE podcast.

"No, no, no, I tin people 1 much goal!!" When you person guys for illustration this, you cognize nan vessel is successful nan h2o and you conscionable fto nan vessel spell and successful nan end, you bask nan fight.'

But Mourinho and Ronaldo, equally, appeared to person a bumpy astatine times, having spent 3 years together astatine Real Madrid. While location were not galore rumblings successful their first season, differences successful sentiment complete Madrid's playing style started to emerge.

Ronaldo and Mourinho had notably fought aft a 2-0 Copa del Rey triumph against Valencia successful nan 2013-14 season, aft Mourinho had been near displeased astatine Ronaldo for not search back.

In response, Ronaldo is thought understood to person said, per Sky Sports: 'After everything I've done for you, this is really you dainty me? How situation you opportunity that to me!'

While their narration seemed to person been strained astatine times, it seems clip heals each wounds. Mourinho has since spoken retired connected their narration and it seems nan brace whitethorn deliberation much fondly now of each different than previously.

'I had only 1 problem pinch him, very simple, very basic, which was erstwhile a coach criticises a subordinate from a tactical viewpoint trying to amended what, successful my view, could person been improved,' Mourinho said.

'At that moment, he didn't return it very good because possibly he thinks he knows everything and nan coach cannot thief him create further.'

During his clip astatine Chelsea, he was again pressed connected Ronaldo, stating: 'Cristiano gives maine awesome memories and I wish him each nan champion successful his career, for his state and his club.'

Massimiliano Allegri

Former Juventus head Massimiliano Allegri and Ronaldo besides held a bully rapport. Both person spoken highly of each different successful nan past having besides knowledgeable occurrence together astatine nan club.

But contempt Ronaldo's stature successful nan game, it seems Allegri wasn't acrophobic to person a humorous excavation astatine nan five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Italian shot coach Domenico Tedesco revealed that nan Italian shot coach was unsparing pinch his barren consciousness of humour.

'Allegri is simply a very charismatic coach. I really liked nan measurement he deals pinch nan team,' he said to Goal and SPOX.

'He ran a batch successful training, played a batch of shot and has a good, barren consciousness of humour.

'If Cristiano Ronaldo didn't get nan shot to shoot, he besides had nan p*** taken retired of him. It was very absorbing to see.'

Ronaldo, meanwhile, has claimed that Allegri was 1 of nan champion coaches he has ever worked under, delivering a heartfelt tribute to nan head aft he first near nan nine successful 2019.

'Thank you Mister!' he said successful a connection connected Instagram.

'We lived a azygous twelvemonth together but it was awesome because too being a awesome coach you are a awesome man. It's been a pleasance moving pinch you!'

Rafael Benitez

While Rafael Benitez insisted backmost successful 2015 that he had 'no problem pinch Ronaldo' location has been speculation complete nan years that nan brace butted heads.

The Spaniard's tenure astatine nan Bernabeu would only past six months, but Benitez had admitted that he took complete successful difficult circumstances pursuing nan departure of Carlo Ancelotti.

'There was an unfavourable environment: nan departure of [Iker] Casillas, Keylor Navas, nan apprehension of [Karim] Benzema... There are analyzable situations. And erstwhile everything gets complicated, who pays? Me,' Benitez said.

According to El Pais, Benitez had handed a pen thrust to Ronaldo which had instructions connected it connected really to hit an guidance player. According to nan report, Ronaldo was near incensed by nan motion - handing nan pen thrust to Benitez's adjunct earlier saying: 'Tell Benitez that I will get him a pen thrust pinch each my goals connected it for him to study.'

It was claimed nan brace had fought successful nan months that followed, pinch reports claiming that Benitez had favoured Gareth Bale complete Ronaldo, but nan Spanish coach insisted that was 'lie'.

'They [the media] sharpened delirium for illustration that,' Benitez said.

'The only remark I made to Cristiano Ronaldo, arsenic I knew him from Manchester United, is that we analyse really he was shooting free-kicks. We looked astatine nan trajectory, spot if we tin make immoderate adjustments, saw we couldn't and forgot astir it.'

Maurizio Sarri 

In 2019, questions had started to look complete whether a rift had started to create betwixt Maurizio Sarri and Ronaldo astatine Juventus.

The ex-Chelsea leader had substituted Ronaldo doubly successful 2 games, pinch nan guardant stepping consecutive down nan tunnel, visibly incensed by nan manager's determination to return him disconnected nan field.

Sarri vehemently denied that location was immoderate ill-feeling betwixt nan pair, stating: 'My narration pinch Cristiano Ronaldo is good.

'If a subordinate who has won truthful overmuch is angry astir being substituted it intends he still has a batch of motivation, and this is thing positive.'

Despite that, Sarri has besides opened up connected what it was for illustration to coach Ronaldo, telling Sport Italia: 'Ronaldo's guidance is not simple, from each points of view.

'He is simply a multinational company; he has individual interests that must coincide pinch football.

'His interests spell beyond what is normal, beyond nan squad aliases club. I americium a coach, not a manager. Ronaldo, however, brings nan numbers astatine nan extremity of nan year.

'But successful caller years, I perceive a batch astir players and small astir teams.'

Carlo Ancelotti

Another head Ronaldo excelled nether was Carlo Ancelotti. Together nan brace would spell connected to triumph nan 2013-14 Champions League title and a patient friendship.

In fact, Ronaldo erstwhile described him arsenic akin to a 'big bear!'

'Mr. Ancelotti was an unbelievable surprise,' Ronaldo told ESPN successful 2015.

'In nan beginning, I thought he was much a reliable person, benignant of arrogant - but it was nan opposite.

'He's for illustration a large bear, I'd say! He's a tiny guy, specified a delicate person.

'He said pinch america each day. Not conscionable pinch maine but pinch each nan players. He had nosy pinch us.

'He's an unbelievable person. I conscionable wish each subordinate could person an opportunity to activity pinch him because he's a awesome guy, a awesome coach and I miss him a batch because we won galore trophies together.

'I wish to activity pinch him again 1 day. But now I'm good, I person a caller coach and I'm happy too, but it's awesome I person bully memories.'

Ralf Rangnick

In contrast, Ronaldo and Ralf Rangnick had a overmuch different narration to that of nan Portuguese and his erstwhile Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti.

Rangnick arrived astatine Old Trafford aft Ronaldo had joined, but struggled to triumph complete nan dressing room.

Ronaldo, though, did not clasp backmost successful his appraisal of nan 66-year-old, stating: 'This feline is not moreover a coach,' Ronaldo said.

'All nan coaches that I had successful my career, I telephone them leader because if they presume nan occupation we person to telephone them successful that way. But heavy wrong me, I ne'er saw him arsenic nan boss.'