CRISTIANO RONALDO’s clique at Manchester United he is allegedly irritating some of his team-mates, according to tabloid reports in Germany.
Bild Periodista Christian Falk says some of the team’s stars, including some England internationals, have been “upset” by the 37-year-old’s behaviour.
The Portuguese superstar, who finally ended his goal drought with a goal in last night’s win over Brighton, is reportedly ‘bothering’ the Red Devils team as he wants to ‘lead’ the club.
Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford last summer and is currently their top scorer with 15.
But he has suffered a dramatic drop in form since the arrival of Ralf Rangnick and had gone six games without finding the net until his big effort against the Seagulls.
However, United are having a difficult campaign and face a major struggle to secure their status in the top four.
That has led to speculation Ronaldo could leave at the end of the season with some reports indicating he wants a crisis meeting with his agent Jorge Mendes in the coming weeks.
There have also been rumors of dressing room riots and a number of cabals within the United squad.
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Ronaldo is allegedly part of a minigroup that includes Diogo Dalot, Fred, Alex Telles and Bruno Fernandes.
Falk tweeted: “It’s true, English players like Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford & Co are irritated that Ronaldo wants to lead the dressing room with his own clique.
“There is a risk of a split in the @ManUtd team.”
Both Rashford and Maguire have publicly praised Ronaldo since his big homecoming.
But if this amazing report is true, then a major split could be forming behind the scenes at the Theater of Dreams.
However, Rashford has moved quickly to deny Falk’s sensational claims.
He responded to the journalist’s tweet by writing: “So we’re just making this up on the fly? Please stop looking for divisions.”
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