Ashley Cole Misses Ronaldo

Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole has revealed that he actually misses playing against Cristiano Ronaldo - even though the Portuguese superstar has beaten him on so many occasions!

"I miss playing against Cristiano Ronaldo, I really do," Cole said to the News of the World. "Manchester United don't seem the same without him - he's the best player in the world.

"I used to love our battles. If I'm concentrating, on my day I can do well against anyone, but he was something else. I love his skills, but I nearly ripped my groin when I was first playing against him because he did a trick and I did the splits. My mates were killing me after and I thought 'Right, he's never embarrassing me again'.

"A couple of years later at Chelsea I showed him the imaginary pocket in my shorts and their fans were lapping up the banter. They were battering me at Old Trafford as usual when I did it and I thought it was funny but they were calling me a w***** - as usual!"

"Don't talk to me on the pitch. With Ronaldo I'd try to wind him up by saying 'Get up, you're always diving' and he'd give it the 'Who me? No, no, no'. If he tried to run at me, I'd be saying 'You're not quick enough'.

"Sometimes I don't like how competitive I can be on the pitch, but I can't help it because I want to win the game so much.