There appears to be a power struggle at Manchester United.
Well, that is if you believe the latest damning report from The Mirror that claims Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo have had a row over the captaincy role at Old Trafford.
According to David McDonnell, the two stars are ‘embroiled in a power struggle’ over who should be the captain for the rest of the season, after Ralf Rangnick played down speculation that he would strip Maguire of the captaincy.
Ronaldo and Maguire embroiled in power struggle over Man Utd captaincy in fresh blow to interim boss Ralf Rangnick #MUFC @MirrorFootball https://t.co/VnrgcMME5D
— David McDonnell (@DiscoMirror) February 17, 2022
This comes a day after Marcus Rashford rubbished claims made by a German reporter on Twitter, a move that was hailed by a Sky Sports News presenter.
The England international was made skipper by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – less than a year after joining the club from Leicester City.
Rangnick is only manager until the end of the season and I can’t see him make any drastic changes to the captaincy, unless Maguire pulls him aside and says the status has done him more harm than good.
The next manager will have a decision to make.