Piqué about Cristiano:
as.com
“It’s always special to play against footballers of this quality. It took a while for him to get going in the first match, but playing against him is always very difficult. He heads well; you can’t give him space.
For this match there are no favourites. France changed their way of playing against us, but I don’t think there’s a favourite.
We were together for two or three years at United. Neither of us spoke much English and we stuck together. We’ve always got on well.”

I found this pic of their Manchester United days on my computer. Oldie but goldie.