Gary Neville believes Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 who scored 24 goals for United this season \u2013 will stay on at the club next season despite inadvertently causing an imbalance in the dressing room upon his return.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old had a much-heralded homecoming in August and went on to score 24 Premier League goals, including two on his debut against Newcastle. However, goals aside, the Portugal captain\u2019s presence at Old Trafford has been divisive.<\/p>\n
While there have been appreciative fans arguing that the club would be deeper in the mire had it not been for the Portuguese striker\u2019s goals galore, others are inclined to believe that his presence in the dressing room has been divisive, contributing directly to the implosion.<\/p>\n
Neville believes Ronaldo will stay on at the club, but didn\u2019t hesitate to highlight the negative impact he has had on his teammates, with three in particular \u2013 namely Edinson Cavani, Bruno Fernandes and skipper Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s staying,\u201d he said while appearing on the latest episode of the Overlap.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think at the start of the season, he created a problem straightaway with Cavani.<\/p>\n
\u201c[He was] being pleaded to stay and lead the attack for the year, but when they signed Ronaldo, Cavani was shot then and finished. It upset the dynamic in the dressing room for Bruno.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Bruno looks up to him like a godfather in Portugal so it made him feel a bit inferior to what he was before. It made Maguire a little bit inferior as captain just naturally \u2013 nothing from Ronaldo\u2019s doing this.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust his presence itself on the pitch means everyone\u2019s looking to Cristiano with Harry trying to establish himself as United captain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neville added: \u201cHarry Maguire has gone from someone who I think was growing on the pitch last season during Covid to someone who is now looks like he is shot to pieces when he pulls on a red shirt. Bruno looks like half the player.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rest of them, the young players, look completely like you\u2019ve lost faith in them, let\u2019s get rid of them. That\u2019s when something\u2019s gone fundamentally wrong in the club, in the changing room, with the leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think you can dissolve anyone of blame, everybody has to take blame for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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