Former Manchester City star Sergio Aguero mocked Cristiano Ronaldo for not appearing at the Club World Cup.
Despite the tournament getting underway in the United States on Saturday with 32 teams taking part, Ronaldo will not feature.
Al-Nassr failed to earn a spot in the competition after falling short in the four-year cycle to determine which teams would take part.
It briefly appeared that the 40-year-old could still play a part however, with even FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggesting earlier this month that Ronaldo could join a participating team.
However, Ronaldo ultimately opted to remain at Al-Nassr, the club he has captained since his high-profile departure from Manchester United.
One person Ronaldo’s absence at the competition clearly has not been lost on is former Argentina striker Aguero, who made a number of pointed remarks in a recent stream.
Aguero appeared in IShowSpeed’s stream this weekend, as the American asked him to set up a meeting between him and Lionel Messi.
‘You’re a very big fan of Cristiano, no?’ Aguero asked.
After Speed responded that he still wanted to meet Messi, Aguero continued: ‘I respect it, it’s OK. He’s a good player. I prefer Messi, of course.’
He then sarcastically asked why Ronaldo wasn’t featuring at the Club World Cup.
‘Ronaldo is playing here now at the Club World Cup or no?’ he quipped.
‘Maybe he’ll have to watch on TV.’
After Speed insisted that Ronaldo would lead his country to victory at next summer’s World Cup, Aguero made a reference to Portugal’s Nations League triumph.
‘[Ronaldo] just won the [Euros] no? Ah the Nations League, congratulations.’
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