Speed’s reaction to being told he will finally meet Cristiano Ronaldo is just so wholesome
YouTube star – and Cristiano Ronaldo superfan – IShowspeed looks to finally be on the verge of meeting his idol, thanks to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand.
The social media sensation travelled over from the United States for United’s third-round Carabao Cup tie with Aston Villa on Thursday evening in the hope of seeing Ronaldo in the flesh.
Unfortunately, due to illness, the Portuguese striker was not part of Erik ten Hag’s squad for the 4-2 victory at Old Trafford, leaving Speed absolutely devastated.
I’m crying right now I flew all the way to Manchester to see Ronaldo and he not playing,” he told his 1.1 Twitter followers shortly after the news was confirmed.
The 17-year-old, though, was determined not to let Ronaldo’s absence completely ruin his evening at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.
Speed leapt up and down with delight when he saw himself on camera at Old Trafford and also took full advantage of the club’s VIP experience before the match.
In a bizarre turn of events, the Cincinnati native somehow even managed to mistake 83-year-old former United player Paddy Crerand for David Beckham!
All in all, it was an eventful night for Speed. However, he was still facing the prospect of returning to North America without setting eyes on his idol Ronaldo.
Enter former United and England defender Ferdinand – who played alongside the Portuguese superstar at the club between 2003 and 2009.
A FaceTime call between Speed and Ferdinand has now gone viral, in which the former United star promises to help set up a meeting between the social media sensation and Ronaldo.
“Oh yeah, you love Ronaldo init?” Ferdinand asks at the start of the clip. “Have you met him yet?”
Speed quickly indicates that he hasn’t, to which Ferdinand responds: “You want me to hook you up? He’s my boy!”
“Don’t lie to me, come on bro, don’t do this,” exclaims Speed with a massive smile on his face as he confirms that he’s willing to stay in the UK for as long as it takes to meet his hero.
The pair then agree to continue their conversation via DM, before Ferdinand warns Speed to keep calm when he does come face-to-face with Ronaldo.
“The one thing I will say, yeah, is don’t do that barking s***! None of that. It ain’t gonna go down well.”
You can check out the full exchange below.
Watch: Rio Ferdinand agrees to help ‘IShowSpeed’ meet Cristiano Ronaldo
SPEED X RONALDO SOON 👀🔜
pic.twitter.com/WrPe4hdUxo— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) November 11, 2022
Naturally, Speed won’t be to everyone’s taste, but a meeting between himself and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is something that we feel we need to see – if only for Ronaldo’s reaction!
