Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he's still close to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The pair played together with Manchester United.
"I like Cristiano Ronaldo. People often draw conclusions based on certain actions without knowing him. He has changed in recent years. I've known him since he was at United and got on well with him. He helped me a lot at United," Piqué told Voetbal Magazine.
"Cristiano is an impeccable player and a hard-worker who always wants to improve. He's very demanding with himself and we saw this at United. The most surprising thing is that, while Messi won four consecutive Ballon d'Or awards, he kept fighting and had the determination to go one better."
