The happiness of some is the misfortune of others. This week, Manchester United announced the name of their new captain: Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese, a strong link in Erik Ten Hag’s XI, will therefore wear the armband as soon as the Premier League returns to school. Enough to send a big message to Harry Maguire, not in the plans of the Dutch coach. Dismissed throughout the season, well behind the hinge Lisandro Martinez – Raphaël Varane, but also Victor Lindelöf and Luke Shaw, the former central defender of Leicester lost his place but not only, his armband too.
Manchester United want to move forward, and this radical decision signed Erik Ten Hag goes in this direction. The latter also explains the reasons for a change of captain: “Harry is very important for this group, for this team. But you know, in his central defender role, we have four centre-backs. I talked about consistency and we know we can’t achieve that with 11 players, so I’m happy that we have four very good defenders. We will need them and he will have to fight for his place, like he did last year. He has a lot of potential, so I’m sure he will get there, he will fight for his place and then it will be up to him to play.”. If the Red Devils coach seems to be counting on Harry Maguire, the latest rumors rather favor a departure from the Englishman even if his salary will not facilitate a potential transfer.
