Patrice Evra is not pleased with how Juventus supporters reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to return to Manchester United.

This past summer, Cristiano Ronaldo shocked the sporting world after making completing his sensational Manchester United comeback, a phenomenon many believed would never happen.

As Manchester United celebrated, some Juventus legends and fans, meanwhile, criticized Ronaldo for leaving the club.

Expressing his thoughts on the subject, Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra, who also played for Juventus during his active years in the sport, claimed that the Italian outfit was wrong about bad-mouthing its former talisman.

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According to Evra, Juventus made Ronaldo its “scapegoat” and it's good that he is back at Manchester United, his “only true love.”

“Cristiano Ronaldo just wanted respect, but at Juventus he was the scapegoat,” Evra said in an interview with Spanish outlet La Repubblica via Marca.

“Ronaldo needs love and respect, the criticism he received in Italy was ridiculous and a bit hypocritical. Cristiano Ronaldo's only true love is Manchester United,” he continued.

After all, Juventus still showed its gratitude to Ronaldo's contributions. In a heartfelt statement, Juve assured that every memory the club had with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner “will forever remain.”

“The unforgettable moments experienced together were many,” the statement read via Juventus' official website. “We could recite them and relive them, but it would not help, because everyone has their own special memory linked to CR7.”

“Today that bond born on July 10, three years ago, has been dissolved, but what has been written will forever remain. It has been an incredible journey.”