According to a recent report from The Athletic, one player who was not shy in his desire to see a teammate dropped from the starting team was star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Although the Portugal international’s agency, Gestifute, has refused to comment, it has been reported that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner led a small group of United players that approached Rangnick and recommended club captain and record defensive signing Harry Maguire be dropped to the bench.

The Red Devils seemed to have turned it around in the last two weeks with that very impressive win against Liverpool last Monday week and the follow up against Southampton. Can Man United make it three wins in a row against Leicester City on Thursday evening..

During a meeting in February, Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly told Ralf Rangnick that Harry Maguire should have been dropped

— utdreport (@utdreport) August 31, 2022