Breaking news: finally the struggle for captaincy is over , as Manchester board choose new captain between ronaldo and Harry maguire, new captain confirmed.

 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.

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.

A source explained: 'Originally, Ronaldo

 was asking players to back Harry. 

But the problem is the manager now 

wants Ronaldo to mentor all these

 younger players.

'That's left Harry in no man's land, 

as he's the captain and having to 

say and follow whatever Ronaldo says

, to keep everything sweet.'

Ronaldo has been mentoring the

 younger players - as per Rangnick's

 instructions - since the German arrived in 

November.

Maguire, on the other hand, is said to 

feel 'marginalised' by Ronaldo's role 

in the dressing-room.

Ronaldo has, publicly, supported Maguire

 but that vocal backing is said to have

 lessened in recent weeks.

Earlier this week, Marcus Rashford 

rubbished claims of disharmony within

 Man Utd's squad, insisting that they

 are all pushing in the same direction.

Yet other attempts from elsewhere 

in the dressing room have reportedly 

been made to undermine Rangnick 

and his coaching staff.

Last week it was claimed that some

 United players refer to Rangnick's 

No 2, Chris Armas, as Ted Lasso - 

the hapless coach in an Apple+ 

TV series.

Spanish outlet AS also claim that 

the five-time Ballon d'Or winner 

Ronaldo believes Rangnick does not 

have the ability to manage United 

and is out of his depth at Old Trafford.