Manchester United endured their worst Premier League campaign for decades last season and it was clear the dressing room was broken, while it was understood certain players in the dressing room were unsure about Harry Maguire's role as captain.
Maguire remained a regular starter throughout the season and some could not believe he had not been benched. There were also dressing room accusations about Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 24 goals last term, which made him the club's top goalscorer by some distance, with it being claimed that Ronaldo was a disruptive influence and that he was having a negative effect.
However, it seemed like Ronaldo might have been holding the dressing room together. He was talismanic on the pitch and his leadership was needed to prevent the standards, which were already low, from slipping further toward the abyss.
