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Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire 'in power struggle over Manchester United captaincy - with interim boss Ralf Rangnick holding talks with pair about Portuguese superstar taking armband for rest of the season'

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire are reportedly locked in a power struggle over the Manchester United captaincy at the moment.

The United pair have, according to a report in The Mirror, been in conversation with interim boss Ralf Rangnick about a change of skipper for the rest of this season.

While the idea behind 37-year-old Ronaldo taking the armband is to take pressure off Maguire, the England international is reluctant to agree as he doesn't want to lose the captaincy permanently.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire are reportedly in talks over the Man Utd captaincy
The United pair have been in conversation with Ralf Rangnick about a change of skipper

The United pair have been in conversation with Ralf Rangnick about a change of skipper

The report details that there is now a growing belief in the dressing-room that Ronaldo will take over as captain, while Maguire struggles for form at centre back.