Marcus Rashford responds to claims he's 'irritated' by Cristiano Ronaldo clique at Man Utd

Marcus Rashford has slammed claims that he and a group of English Manchester United players are 'irritated' by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Red Devils superstar Ronaldo is alleged to want to lead the Old Trafford dressing room with his own clique, with claims that has 'irritated' English players such as Rashford and Harry Maguire.

But Rashford has hit back against the news report in question, writing on Twitter in response: "Are we just making it up as we go along now then? Please stop looking for divides."

Reports of discontent behind the scenes at the club are nothing new, with Mirror Football revealing in January that interim manager Ralf Rangnick was facing a crisis of unhappy stars.

Ronaldo's return to Old Trafford last August was expected to elevate the Red Devils to Premier League title contenders, but even the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has been unable to turn their fortunes.

Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November, with critics believing that Ronaldo had made the team worse due to his style of play being at odds to how United had operated in previous seasons.

But the 37-year-old has scored 15 goals in just 27 games, including a vital strike in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion to end his six-game goal drought.

Ronaldo, who Rashford has cited as an idol, rolled back the years by unleashing a rasping effort from outside of the penalty area to break the deadlock, later sending his clear-cut teammates a message on social media.

"Back on track! Nobody gives up and there's only one way to get back on track: hard work, team work, serious work," the Portuguese wrote. "Everything else is just noise. Let's go Devils!"

And Rangnick was certainly impressed by the striker's talismanic display,