Cristiano Ronaldo enters the World Cup under a cloud of controversy but his Portugal team-mate Ruben Neves believes the forward will have a &ldquo;phenomenal&rdquo; tournament. Reduced to a peripheral role at Manchester United this season, the superstar last week lashed out at his club and United coach Erik ten Hag in a TV interview.
<img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2022/nov/Rubenneves-a_e.jpg" alt="Portugal&rsquo;s Ruben Neves" width="1280" height="720" /> Portugal&rsquo;s Ruben Neves
The five-time Ballon d&rsquo;Or winner remains the spearhead for Portugal at 37 despite his struggles at club level and Neves is confident he can shine at his fifth World Cup. &ldquo;From what I&rsquo;ve seen in training he is in a spectacular state of form,&rdquo; Neves said on Sunday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not worried about anything. We know that we can work very well so that individuals stand out. If we are good, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/cristiano-ronaldo-felt-provoked-by-ten-hag-during-win-over-spurs-23256301" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Cristiano</a> will be phenomenal.&rdquo;
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 Ronaldo, with 117 goals, is the all-time leading goalscorer in men&rsquo;s international football. Footage emerged last week of a seemingly tense handshake between Ronaldo and his <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/manchester-united-to-take-appropriate-steps-after-explosive-ronaldo-comments-23256302" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Manchester United</a> and Portugal team-mate Bruno Fernandes. But Neves played down speculation over tensions in the squad. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s controversy in the dressing room, it&rsquo;s impossible for us to go around without some controversy,&rdquo; said the midfielder.
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Reduced to a peripheral role at Manchester United this season, the superstar last week lashed out at his club and United coach Erik ten Hag in a TV interview

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