Giorgio Chiellini has aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming the team revolved around him at Juventus and that his presence held back Paulo Dybala.
The Portuguese superstar swapped Turin for Manchester this summer after three years in Italy, rejoining United in an emotional deadline-day transfer.
Ronaldo marked his Old Trafford homecoming with two goals as United eased past Newcastle, beating them 4-1 on the weekend.
Giorgio Chiellini believes Paulo Dybala (left) can be key for Juventus now Ronaldo has gone
Juventus however have struggled to deal with the loss of Ronaldo, taking just one point from their opening three matches of the Serie A season after losing 2-1 against Napoli.