The Sun rehash some old Gary Neville quotes ahead of United's first away game of the season.
Neville said: “We always protect our own.”
“Right the way back to David Beckham and my brother in 2000, it has always been the case where United protect their own.
“It happened again this summer with Cristiano and Wayne, but he is at the right place and he'll be protected.
“The players will never have any problem. What happens in an international has nothing to do with what happens at Manchester United.”
“The English will always come up with excuses and scapegoats for why they haven't won and this time it was Cristiano. The reason we lost was because
“It was nothing to do with Cristiano why we didn't win that tournament.
“The away games are going to be more complicated but I'm staying calm.”
While Paul Nottage, chairman of the Charlton Supporters' Club, agrees with Ronaldo that he is in for a rough ride.
He said: “It's safe to say there will be a fair amount of stick heading his way. There is bad blood anyway because of the ticketing policies and I can imagine Ronaldo will get the backlash.
“He may have made things up with Rooney but it will be a long time before he is forgiven by English fans.”