Cristiano Ronaldo’s relationship with Ralf Rangnick and Manchester United ‘totally fractured’

It is going from bad to worse at Manchester United, with a third consecutive 1-1 draw followed up by reports in Spain claiming that the relationship between star man Cristiano Ronaldo and interim boss Ralf Rangnick is damaged beyond repair.

Ronaldo missed a glorious chance in their most recent draw, and a penalty as the Red Devils crashed out of the FA Cup to Championship side Middlesbrough. It took his goal drought to six games, with the Portugal star yet to find the net in 2022.

On his longest goal drought since 2009, which also came in Manchester United red, it has seen his side slump in the Premier League. Although they currently sit in 5th place, 3 sides below them all have games in hand through which they could overtake Rangnick’s side before the end of the campaign, while United still have to travel away to Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool this campaign.

Six games without a goal 😵

Cristiano Ronaldo’s worst drought since 2009. pic.twitter.com/Rd2twF4Pkm

— GOAL (@goal) February 12, 2022

Rangnick burning bridges?

And, according to Spanish outlet As, faith between players and manager has broken down in recent weeks. ‘Ralf Rangnick, does not have the support of the heavyweights in the squad, with Cristiano at the helm’, the report claims.

It is an unhappy squad. Not just with results, but with external affairs. Jesse Lingard, who was expected to leave on loan in January, was forced to stay after the criminal investigation opened into Mason Greenwood was announced. Likewise, Dean Henderson has been left to rot on the Old Trafford bench.

Edinson Cavani, meanwhile, appears to be available only occasionally, leaving much of the burden on a now 37-year-old Ronaldo.

“I didn’t find it funny at all. I thought it was disrespectful. I thought it was disgusting in fact.”

Gary Neville assesses the current state at Manchester United and shares his views on the leaked reports of disharmony between the players and the coaching staff 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/6IY4DdcI09

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 14, 2022

If Ronaldo and Rangnick have indeed fallen out, there is little prospect of a disastrous season getting any better before May.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	23	41	51
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	West Ham United	24	11	40
5	Manchester United	24	6	40
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Tottenham Hotspur	21	1	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	2	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	23	2	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Aston Villa	22	-4	27
12	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
13	Leicester City	21	-5	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	22	-20	18
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	20	-11	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4