Wayne Rooney thinks Ronaldo will over come the boos this season despite being the country's latest hate figure.
"I would rather he didn't get any stick," said Rooney.
"You do not want to see any player get booed.
"Unfortunately, whenever
"I am not going to lie, I was disappointed with his involvement in the sending-off. But that is in the past now. He was playing for his country, I was playing for mine.
"But I think he is big enough to deal with anything that come his way. You saw that the other night. Cristiano got booed but he still scored two fantastic goals."
He told Sky Sports News:
"When we got back we were fine,"
"We talked as normal and got on with things as normal. There was no problem.
"There were a lot of press outside, there were helicopters over the training ground and I don't know what they were expecting to see.
"The thing that disappointed me is that Ronaldo should have won the Young Player of the Tournament, but I think that with all the criticism he got he had it taken away from him.
"I was disappointed and everyone at the club was disappointed for him.
"He had a good tournament and I don't think he should have had it taken away because of that."
Rooney also believes that he is being singled out by referees.
He added: "Possibly, I am getting picked on.
"Referees get a lot of headlines with some of the decisions they make.
"I am not having a go at the referee, but it is just the way the game has gone and sometimes, players have to take the consequences of that.
"In the Premier League the referees let it go a bit, but the foreign refs slow it down and are quick with the cards."
“Referees get headlines with some of the decisions they make and it is only natural some of them like that. That is the way the game has gone and sometimes the players have to handle the consequences.”