But Ronaldo said Rooney had told him to ignore the English press saying "they only want to stir things up".

"Statements have appeared as if they were from him, saying that he didn't want to play with me in Manchester," said Ronaldo. "That's not what he wants. Of course he wants to (play with me). This is absolutely false, he said so himself..."

"In fact, he didn't just send me congratulations for going forward in the World Cup, he also told me we have a great team, and if we carry on as we have, we will get a long way. He wasn't angry with me, or about anything that happened."

Ronaldo, who faced England after recovering from a thigh injury inflicted by a high tackle in the second-round match with Netherlands, is still having ice treatment on the leg but says he will be ready for Wednesday's semi-final in Munich.