Manchester United's former assistant Rene Meulensteen has lauded Portugal manager Fernando Santos for how he has handled Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup.
The Portuguese superstar was dropped to the bench for their last-16 victory against Switzerland, after he reacted angrily to being substituted in their final group stage match with South Korea.
Meulensteen worked alongside Ronaldo from his arrival at Old Trafford in January 2007, to when the legendary player left for Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Meulensteen said: 'Obviously I'm glad I'm not the manager of Portugal at the moment but I think it's a bit sad to see that situations like that can unravel the way that it did in the biggest showcase of football on earth.