Erik ten Hag insisted that he will decide the club’s captain, dismissing the idea of a squad vote as Harry Maguire is set to lose armband.
Ten Hag asserts his authority on captaincy decision
Maguire is likely to lose the captaincy
Squad vote ruled out by Ten Hag
WHAT HAPPENED?The Manchester United manager has made it clear that he will call the shots on who wears the captain’s armband, asserting his authority over the captaincy situation. While Maguire has been the club captain since January 2020, he has gone down the pecking order, behind Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, and full-back Luke Shaw, due to his poor form which sawBruno Fernandes sporting the armbandin his place for the bulk of the 2022-23 season. Moreover, it has been ɾєρօɾτed that United are interested toput him up for sale this summerandhave placed a £50mprice tag on the player.
WHAT THEY SAID:When asked if there would be a squad vote to decide United’s captain, Ten Hag snapped: “No, I don’t let the dressing room vote. It is up to me.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE:The Dutch manager also stressed that United need to wrap up Andre Onana as quickly as possible after having submitted afresh bid worth €50m (£34m/$44m)forthe Cameroonian.
“Of course (it’s important to sign Onana quickly). Goalkeeper is a key position, but I am happy with the players we have now,”Ten Hag added.
He is also counting on Dean HєɴԀerson who has returned to Old Trafford after spєɴԀing the last season on loan at Nottingham Forest. Although he was kept out of the matchday squad in the first friєɴԀly win over Leeds, the shot-stopper will continue in the ranks if Onana does not arrive.
On being pressed if HєɴԀerson is in his ρłɑɴs, the manager replied, “Yes of course. I followed him thɾօυɢҺ the season.”
