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Bobby Vincent

Man United risk unwanted Arsenal repeat with Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire situation

Ralf Rangnick, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have had conversations over the captaincy at Manchester United.

That's according to the Mirror, who say that the possibility of handing Ronaldo the captain's armband until the end of the season has been discussed within the club, with current skipper Maguire struggling with his form at the moment.

However, the report goes on to say that Maguire is not happy with that suggestion, as he fears losing the captaincy on a permanent basis.

It says that the England centre-back feels "marginalised in terms of authority" inside the Man United dressing room, with superstar Ronaldo around.

While not being exactly the same situation, the dressing room fallout is something that happened at Arsenal earlier in the season.

Mikel Arteta chose to strip the captain's armband from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the Gabonese attacker breached the club's rules again. Aubameyang never played for the Gunners again and subsequently moved to Barcelona on a free transfer earlier this month.

It's a situation Rangnick and Man United will not want to repeat, with Arteta being bombarded with questions over his decision for weeks following the announcement.

The rumours of a rift in the United dressing room have been denied, though, by Marcus Rashford on Twitter.

Rashford replied to a tweet stating there had been a falling out, saying: "Are we just making it up as we go along now then? Please stop looking for divides."

Arsenal will be hoping if there is indeed a rift in the Man United camp, then this will be shown in their performances for the remainder of the season - with the Gunners and the Red Devils locked in a battle for a top four spot.

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