Gary Lineker calls for change in debate about Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

Manchester United return to Premier League action this afternoon as they travel to Elland Road to face Leeds.

Neymar followed up Lionel Messi's penalty miss against Real Madrid with an awful spot-kick of his own against Nantes. Messi saw his effort from 12 yards saved by Thibaut Courtois in the Champions League last week.

Manchester United are reportedly starting to accept that bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford has done more damage than good.Ronaldo left Juventus last summer, and he received a heroes welcome when he touched down in Manchester, even notching twice on his debut.However, seven months later, according to reports, Ronaldo is at the centre of a storm of dressing room politics and poor performances.According to the Sunday Mirror, Ronaldo could walk away from United, for a second time, should the Red Devils not qualify for the Champions League.And United will not stand in the way of the Portuguese star.The report claims that the feeling inside of United is that Ronaldo has become a sideshow.It was hoped that Ronaldo could fire United back into Premier League contention, and with it a good showing in the Champions League.But, at 37, Ronaldo has started to show his age with inconsistent performances for Ralf Rangnick's side.And Ronaldo has often proved to be the weak cog in Rangnick's pressing machine. Do you think Ronaldo's return to United has been a success? Let us know in the comments section United are currently facing a mass exodus over the summer.Edinson Cavani, who looked set to leave last summer, will move on from Old Trafford this summer - with a return to South America looking likely.While Anthony Martial is keen not to return to Manchester after impressing on loan at Sevilla.Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, and Juan Mata will all be out of contract in June too.

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.

West Ham supremo Karen Brady has sensationally called time on grizzly Porto and Portugal centre back Pepe’s career.Pepe, no stranger to controversy, was red carded in the midst of a 40-man brawl after Porto’s gripping 2-2 draw with title rivals Sporting.He received his marching orders after an altercation with former Newcastle man Hugo Viana.But reports from Portuguese newspaper A Bola allege that the 38-year-old then aimed a kick at a Sporting director, which could lead to a ban of up to two years.Brady, writing in The Sun, said: “There must have been 50 men involved and eventually four players received red cards (another was sent off earlier). One of them was Pepe, gesticulating, accusing and threatening.“He hasn’t much of a football career left.

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a number of selection dilemmas to solve at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.

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

Pep Guardiola opened up on Manchester City's uncertainty after their efforts to sign Harry Kane in the summer transfer window were rejected.

44 per cent of Manchester United fans believe their Champions League run will come to an end against Atletico Madrid, though some do still harbour hope of seeing their side go all the way.

On Sunday, Manchester United will attempt to follow up Wednesday night’s much-needed victory over Brighton with a win at long-time rivals Leeds United.

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.

Sergio Aguero has launched a furious rant in response to criticism of Lionel Messi, labelling sections of the French media "a**holes".Messi has come under fire since moving to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in the summer, with the press in France underwhelmed with his performances.The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has scored just twice in the league this season and has been caught walking around at times during matches for PSG.However, his friend and former international teammate Aguero has now come to his defence with a furious rant about the media during one of his live streams on Twitch.During a recent Q&A stream with fans, Aguero explained: “In France, magazines and newspapers killed him. They are a**holes.“I had an interview scheduled with a French magazine, but I said: ‘No, because I support Leo Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been spotted before the Portuguese forward scored for Manchester United on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his first goal of 2022 on Wednesday as Manchester United snapped out of a three-game winless run with an important 2-0 victory over Brighton.

Cristiano Ronaldo has found it 'difficult' to adapt to Ralf Rangnick's style of play, that's the view of one of his former Manchester United teammates.

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