Bruno Fernandes has been selected as Manchester United’s new captain by means of Erik ten Hag, the chief selling the Portuguese from his deputy function to be Harry Maguire’s alternative.
Fernandes has been the de facto captain since Ten Hag ended the defender’s standing as an automated selection after two suits of remaining season, with the playmaker dressed in the armband in 45 suits within the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
Fernandes has scored 64 targets and made 54 assists in 185 United video games since becoming a member of in January 2020 and has two times received the membership’s Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award.
Meanwhile Andrew Cole has criticized Manchester United for signing growing older strikers in Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the membership ambassador pointing to his technology when he was once considered one of a trio of younger centre-forwards beneath Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ronaldo was once 36 when received in summer season 2021 by means of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, and Ibrahimovic 34 on being recruited by means of José Mourinho, 5 years prior to. Cole, who will likely be with United on their US excursion, was once 23 when Ferguson purchased him from Newcastle in January 1995. Solskjær was once the similar age when the chief added him in July 1996, and Dwight Yorke 26 when bought two years later.
Erik ten Hag is but to obtain the centre-forward he’s concentrated on on this window after leaving behind his intent to signal Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who’s 30 subsequent week.
“I’m not going to say that if Harry Kane became available for the right money I’d turn him down, obviously not,” Cole instructed MUTV. “But I feel what Manchester United were doing, for the previous 5 – 6 years, is bringing in people who find themselves of their mid-30s or late-30s for a few years, then we do it once more the season after and we do it once more.
“That’s why we’ve got discovered ourselves on this place now. Long time period, we’ve got no longer appeared for that younger centre-forward who can lift Manchester United in for the following 5 to ten years or no matter it can be. That’s what Manchester United were constructed on – the chief going right into a season with 3 or 4 strikers.
“You’re assured what you’ll get. You may transfer somebody else on, however you have got somebody at that age who can lift the membership ahead. For example, my place, I moved on, Ruud van Nistelrooy was once there [at 24 in 2001] and went on for a few years.
“But we are purchasing older centre-forwards for a hell of some huge cash after which to find ourselves in the similar place a few years later. This is Manchester United – we are higher than that.
Ten Hag has grew to become his consideration to Atalanta’s Rasmus Højlund, who needs about €70m (£60.7m) for the Norwegian.
United’s first sport in the USA is in opposition to Arsenal on Saturday at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.