When Cristiano meet Wayne

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his players Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo to patch up their World Cup differences before the start of next season.

The pair both returned to Manchester yesterday for premiership training and Ferguson watched on while they grudgingly shook hands. Fergie summoned both Rooney and Ronaldo to his office and delivered a good humoured warning saying he would "box their ears"unless they bonded and kept focussed.

An insider told the Daily Star: "The boss was in great spirits, shook both their hands then watched them shake each other's hands. "Then he told them if there was any fighting to be done, like the papers were saying, he would be in the front line himself. "That immediately diffused the situation. Fergie handled it very well indeed and made it perfectly clear that whatever went on at the World Cup was history." But will they both be able to keep their cool…wait and see.

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