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David de Gea appears to have nailed his colours firmly to the Harry Maguire mast after the Manchester United captain escalated his tensions with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

On Wednesday, Maguire's account was one of 25,000 which was seen to have 'liked' an Instagram post claiming Ronaldo is upset with the state of play at Old Trafford. The Portugal captain, 37, is reportedly unhappy he has had to take a substantial pay cut after the Red Devils missed out on Champions League qualification.

Maguire's social media activity - which may well have been a mistake as he has since 'unliked' the post - comes after his rift with Ronaldo emerged during the second half of last season. As exclusively reported by Mirror Sport, the England defender, 29, and the five-time Ballon d'Or winner became embroiled in a row over the skipper's armband.

Maguire was understood to have felt undermined by the leadership role Ronaldo had assumed in the dressing room and the saga handed then-interim manager Ralf Rangnick a serious headache. The centre-back's 'liking' of the Instagram post in midweek will only heighten concerns that there is still a major schism between him and his superstar