The England international has not been at his best for much of this season, and it remains a questionable call by previous manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to make the former Leicester City man club captain.

Maguire enjoyed a solid season for Man Utd last term, capping it in style at Euro 2020. Indeed, he recovered from an ankle injury to star as the Three Lions reached the final.

However, his form has dipped this season and he has faced continued criticism. In fact, Michael Owen was particularly forthright with his opinion on Maguire after Man Utd’s 1-1 draw with Southampton last month.

Furthermore, newspaper reports have talked of a power struggle between Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo. Maguire has rejected talk that the pair have clashed, but the reports about the defender have not gone away.

Parts of the dressing room have ‘aired their grievances’ over the 28-year-old at United’s Carrington training complex.

They supposedly feel that some of Maguire’s performances have not met the standards Man Utd expect.

It remains to be seen how many players are actually seriously concerned about this, but it’s far from an ideal situation for the Red Devils as they approach the summer and look for a new manager.

Ralf Rangnick is in place as interim manager until the end of the season, and he’ll have to heal a divided dressing room in the next few months in order to give his successor a better atmosphere to be stepping into.

Even the best manager in the world is surely going to find it difficult to know how to deal with this tricky situation, with Maguire a big name and clearly an influential figure for both club and country.