Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival upset the dressing room dynamic, claims Gary Neville

The five-time Ballon d’Or award winner was the only source of goals during the tail end of the English side’s season and critics had issued a warning that the mercurial Portuguese’s goalscoring abilities came at the expense of the team’s ability to play as a cohesive team.

Manchester United icon Gary Neville asserted that the 37-year-old’s arrival hindered the performances of Edinson Cavani, Bruno Fernandes, and skipper Harry Maguire. The former United player highlighted the decline of Fernandes’ goalscoring numbers to show that Ronaldo’s presence on the pitch hasn’t helped his teammates and propelled them to be a better team.

"Just his presence itself on the pitch means everyone’s looking to Cristiano with Harry trying to establish himself as United captain. Maguire looks like he’s shot to pieces when he pulls on a red shirt. Bruno looks like half the player. That’s when something has gone fundamentally wrong in the changing room, in the leadership, and I don’t think you can absolve anyone of blame. Everyone has to take blame for that,” he added.