Rooney backs Juventus to win Champions League with Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney has backed his former Manchester United teammate Ronaldo, and his new club Juventus to win the Champions League this season.
Having helped Real Madrid win the Champions League four times in the last five seasons, Ronaldo made the £100million move to Juventus.
The Italian side have not won an elite European competition for 22 years, but former-England captain Wayne Rooney believes that it's possible with Ronaldo.
Rooney, who was Ronaldo's teammate at Manchester United, told 'CNN Sport': "He'll do what he's been doing for the last 10 years, he'll bring goals to Juventus and I fancy Juventus to win the Champions League this year solely for the fact Cristiano has gone there."
"As a person he's a nice guy, a family guy, works hard and he's always got his family around him which is great to see."
"He works hard and deserves all the credit he gets because he's put that effort in to be at the top."
As a combination, Rooney and Ronaldo enjoyed huge success, with a notable achievement being the victory in the Champions League in 2008.
Despite his age, Ronaldo is still at the top of his game, scoring 44 goals in as many matches at Real Madrid last season.
He scored 15 of those goals in 13 Champions League games, as Madrid took home the trophy yet again.
Juventus, who were knocked out by Real last season in the quarter-finals, will begin their Champions League campaign next month.