Cristiano Ronaldo told to "join Bournemouth" as he's "part of Man Utd's problem"

Paul Merson has launched a surprising defence of Harry Maguire and told Manchester United how to get the best from their struggling £80million captain.

Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United all rests on who the club installs as its next permanent manager.

Manchester United team mate Cristiano Ronaldo. The red devils dressing room has been a tinderbox this season and the latest spat appears to be between current club captain Harry Maguire and Portuguese superstar Ronaldo.Speaking to Betfair about the rumours, Berbatov said: “There is always rumour and gossip going around at any club and who knows if there is anything in the story of a clash between Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo over the captaincy.“Harry says that's not the case.

Leicester City defender James Justin believes the debate over who is the better player out of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is getting closer.

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Ralf Rangnick admits there has been unrest in the Manchester United dressing room.Rangnick has played down reports of a rift between Harry Maguire and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.But the German has revealed he has been battling to unite some unhappy players in recent weeks as he looks to salvage something from United's troubled season.Rangnick said: "I don't listen to all the noise too much, my focus is on training and preparing for the next game."Obviously I have heard about what was written. I can only tell you from my personal experience in the last 12 weeks."Yes, there were players unhappy, the squad was too big and players realised they wouldn't get game time."The atmosphere is better than it used to be a couple of weeks ago, for all those reasons I spoke about.

Ralf Rangnick has backed Harry Maguire to continue as Manchester United captain until the end of the season, despite supporters wanting him axed.Cristiano Ronaldo and Maguire are understood to be locked in a power struggle at the club.Maguire has come under pressure from his own fans to be stripped of the captaincy following a string of woeful performances.Ronaldo would be willing to take armband for the rest of the season - to take the pressure off the England defender as he looks to recapture his best form.Maguire is reluctant to do that, but has denied this has led to a power struggle between himself and his Portuguese team-mate.And Rangnick is adamant there is no problem between the two team-mates.The German, who will be without Edinson Cavani (groin) for the explosive trip to bitter rivals Leeds on Sunday, is blocking out all the noise.He said: "This is nonsense. I've never spoken with any player about the change of captaincy. Should Cristiano Ronaldo be named Man Utd captain? Tell us in the comments section. "It's never been an issue.

Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United should take inspiration from Sir Alex Ferguson's ruthless decisions of the past and cut ties with Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer.The former Liverpool defender has been critical of the Portuguese superstar following his sensational Red Devils return last summer, previously labelling the striker a "passenger".Despite netting 15 goals this season, Ronaldo has often drawn criticism over his inability to press and has been accused of refusing to sacrifice personal glory for the greater good of his team.The 37-year-old has reportedly grown disillusioned with the club in recent months and, amid speculation that his second Old Trafford stint could come to a swift end this summer, Carragher believes United would be better off without him.The Sky Sports pundit feels United should look to the past and the ruthless decisions of legendary former manager Ferguson as inspiration for how to solve the problems Ronaldo creates."No single player can ever be bigger than the club," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph."And no-one knew that better than Sir Alex Ferguson who, in 2006, sold one of the Premier League most prolific goalscorers, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, because he felt the striker’s personal hunger for goals was inhibiting the progress of younger, emerging team-mates.Should Manchester United let Cristiano Ronaldo go in the summer? Have your say in the comment section"Who reaped the rewards? Ronaldo, who thrived after Van Nistelrooy’s exit."Just like Van Nistelrooy 16 years ago, Ronaldo’s goal sprees have the capacity to make anyone deemed critical look foolish."It does not alter the fact that the next United manager will face the same issues as Rangnick in trying to keep him

Harry Maguire has hit back at the suggestion he is in a power struggle with Cristiano Ronaldo for the Manchester United capacity. But it has spectacularly backfired for the centre-back, with fans not holding back in the replies to his tweet.Maguire tweeted: "I’ve seen a lot of reports about this club that aren’t true and this is another."Not going to start posting about everything that is written but I needed to make this one clear.

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Marcus Rashford has shot down claims Manchester United's English players are fed up with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Marcus Rashford has dismissed claims there is a dressing room divide at Manchester United created by Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports from German outlet Bild have alleged the likes of Rashford and England team-mate Harry Maguire are frustrated with a supposed clique that has been formed by Ronaldo since the superstar's arrival last summer.As United have struggled for form, there have been various reports of unrest behind the scenes, something that has now been rubbished on social media by a furious Rashford.Not content to sit back any longer, the 24-year-old leapt to the defence of his United team-mates, and Ronaldo, and called out journalist Christian Falk over the claims on Twitter.Rashford quote tweeted an article from Bild that read: "TRUE: The English Players like Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Co are irritated that Ronaldo wants to lead the dressing room with his own clique.

Marcus Rashford has responded to a report suggesting there is unrest involving Cristiano Ronaldo in the Manchester United dressing room.

Paul Merson has slammed Manchester United for their interest in Mauricio Pochettino and insists they should instead be targeting Brendan Rodgers.