Danny Simpson told how Cristiano RonaldoThe intervention helped him on a date with Ms California during the pre-season tour of America with Leicester.

Simpson was a member of Leicester 2016 Major league title team and took part in the club’s pre-season tour of the USA that year.

However, while all the attention should have been on the pitch, Simpson explained how he snuck out of the team hotel to go on a romantic meal with the supermodel.

Simpson was in the Manchester United at the same time as Ronaldo’s first appearance for the club and was caught off guard by the Portuguese who helped save the date after a difficult start to lunch.

Recounting the story of his chance encounter with the superstar winger at a steakhouse in posh Los Angeles, Simpson said UndrTheCosh podcast: “We went to Los Angeles on the pre-season tour, playing against PSG, we were like, ‘What are we doing here’, we usually go to Dublin and now we’re in Los Angeles.

Ronaldo (pictured) stepped up to greet his former Manchester United teammate Simpson on a date

“I chose a particular day and thought correctly that I was going to run away and sneak out [team] at the hotel, put on all my gear, got picked up and went to this steakhouse.

“I met Miss California, I had dinner with her, and I swear to God, it went badly,” he said.

“It hurt, but it didn’t go very well anyway and I got a bit of a tap on the shoulder. I looked and there was only (Cristiano) Ronaldo. He switched from “Simmo” and I switched from “Ronnie!”

“I got up and gave him a little hug and everything. We’ve had a bit of a chat anyway because we’re obviously in pre-season and he’s won the Euros (with Portugal) so he’s on a long break, Simpson added.

“I sat down again and she left. “How do you know Ronaldo?”

“I humbled myself and said, ‘I played with him,’ like it was nothing. From that second, she completely changed.”

“To be honest, it was literally a completely different person because Ronaldo said hello to me and that’s encouraging to Ronnie,” Simpson finished.

Simpson (centre right) played with Ronaldo (centre left) during their partnership at Old Trafford

Simpson later revealed that the couple went on a second date, but things eventually worked out

Miss California may not have fully known who Salford-born Simpson was, but she definitely had an idea of ​​who Ronaldo was to get his 554 million Instagram followers.

He concluded that the woman’s change of attitude after she realized that Ronaldo and Simpson were friends made him “lose respect” for her, but admitted that it was a great story to tell his teammates ” Leicester” at training the next day.

Simpson made eight appearances for Man United in 2007/08 before being sold to Newcastle in 2010 following a successful loan spell with the Magpies.

He resigned last year after agreeing to end his contract with Championship side Bristol City.