Peter Schmeichel backs Man United star to replace Bruno Fernandes as captain, ‘he’s got all the attributes’
Ruben Amorim is being backed to make a big decision on the captaincy in his squad after one players’ performance against Liverpool.
Man United beat Liverpool 2-1 to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League and lift them just two points behind their rivals in the table.
Amorim is under pressure at Man United, but there is no doubt such a victory will have relieved some of the talk around his future.
However, despite the victory former Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel wants to see a change in captaincy at the club.
Harry Maguire backed to reclaim Man United captaincy
Harry Maguire starred in defence in Man United’s victory against Liverpool, and Schmeichel, as per the Metro [20 October], believes his performance showed why he should be captain.
“I can’t praise him enough. I want Harry Maguire to play every game. I want him to be the captain, he’s got all the attributes of a good Manchester United leader,” Schmeichel said.
“He’s not the quickest, I’ll agree with that, and he’s got some trouble on the turn, but Man Utd have had defenders like that before.
“But what they always had next to them were quick players and that’s what we don’t have at the moment.
“I think he should be the number one defender and he can organise everybody. He talks to everybody and gives them confidence, and I think that is important. Somebody who stands out all the time and takes responsibility, because I think that has been a problem in this team.
“I think Bruno is a fantastic player, plays maybe in the wrong position, but sometimes I don’t like his body language. I know he talks really well to all the players but somethimes he has reactions that can be mistaken for something else.
“Harry doesn’t have that, he has that calm head. I was saying during the game: ‘Look at Harry, look at how he is telling everyone where to go and helping players.
“And there are a lot of players in this team that are so low on confidence that they need help. And then Harry plays and I’m so happy he scored that goal.”
Maguire was Man United captain under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but the defender was stripped of the honour under Erik ten Hag.
Maguire captaincy can only happen on one condition
There is no doubt that Maguire has the experience and leadership qualities to take the Man United armband.
| Appearances | 254 |
| Goals | 17 |
| Assists | 9 |
However, the way his previous time as captain ended makes it hard to envisage the fans supporting Amorim if he was to make such a big call.
Maguire’s contract expires at the end of the season, so such a move would be expected to come if Fernandes was to leave the club and Amorim would want to keep the defender at the club beyond this campaign.