Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed England Centre-Back Harry Maguire will be the new captain at the club.
With Ashley Young set to depart to Inter Milan, Solskjaer had no choice but to select another skipper, Maguire, his best pick.
"Harry is wearing the captain’s armband and will keep wearing it, he’s been a leader in the group, I’ve been, not surprised, but impressed by his leadership skills, so he will continue wearing the armband. He’s come in and everything about him tells me he’s a leader. He’s part of a group that we’ve had that have been leading this young group, Ashley has been, David, Marcus, Harry, so Harry will keep on wearing the armband,” said Solskjaer.
David De Gea is reported to have been another strong candidate for the position, but Solskjaer is said to have chosen Maguire’s attitude and leadership skills as reasons for making him captain.
Maguire joined Man United from former Leicester City on a reported fee of 80 million euros, a world record fee ever spent on a defender.
He will take charge immediately as the Solskjaer's men travel to Liverpool on Sunday.
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