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Rooney reveals taking Ronaldo to McDonalds before Man Utd match

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo visited McDonalds drive-thru the night before a Manchester United game to help with the Portuguese attacker's body.

Juventus star Ronaldo is famous for his physique and is still going strong with Italian champions at the age of 35.

But Rooney, who is now a captain-coach at Championship club Derby County, has revealed that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner wasn't always careful about what food he was putting into his body.

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When Rooney arrived at Old Trafford in 2004 - 12 months after Ronaldo joined United from Sporting - he drove the future superstar to matches and training.