LONDON: Harry Maguire on Sunday made a statement pointing out that he would now not function the captain of Manchester United.
This determination got here after discussions between Maguire and the chief. Erik Ten Haag,
Previous reviews had indicated that Ten Hag meant to strip Maguire of the captaincy because of his restricted appearances underneath the Dutch boss within the earlier season.
With simplest 8 Premier League begins, there have been speculations about Maguire’s long run with the membership.
“He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I’m personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt.”
The 30-year-old added: “So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I’ve been wearing the armband.
“Since the day I took at the position, three-and-a-half years in the past, it is been an enormous privilege to guide Manchester United and one of the vital proudest moments of my occupation up to now.
“It’s one of the greatest honors in club football. I’ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful — on and off the field.
“I will be able to all the time be thankful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the duty and I want whoever now takes it on each and every luck and they’ll have my complete fortify.”
Bruno Fernandes was most frequently named captain in Maguire’s absence last season and the Portugal midfielder is the favorite to be given the role on a full-time basis.
Maguire has made over 170 appearances for United since being signed from Leicester for £80 million ($105 million, 93 million euros) in 2019.
But the past two seasons have seen Maguire become the butt of social media jokes following some high-profile errors on United duty, although he has remained an England regular under manager Gareth Southgate.
With the arrival of Argentina’s Lisandro Martinez having also restricted his first-team opportunities at Old Trafford last season, Maguire has been linked recently with a move to Premier League rivals West Ham.
This determination got here after discussions between Maguire and the chief. Erik Ten Haag,
Previous reviews had indicated that Ten Hag meant to strip Maguire of the captaincy because of his restricted appearances underneath the Dutch boss within the earlier season.
With simplest 8 Premier League begins, there have been speculations about Maguire’s long run with the membership.
“He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I’m personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt.”
The 30-year-old added: “So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I’ve been wearing the armband.
“Since the day I took at the position, three-and-a-half years in the past, it is been an enormous privilege to guide Manchester United and one of the vital proudest moments of my occupation up to now.
“It’s one of the greatest honors in club football. I’ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful — on and off the field.
“I will be able to all the time be thankful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the duty and I want whoever now takes it on each and every luck and they’ll have my complete fortify.”
Bruno Fernandes was most frequently named captain in Maguire’s absence last season and the Portugal midfielder is the favorite to be given the role on a full-time basis.
Maguire has made over 170 appearances for United since being signed from Leicester for £80 million ($105 million, 93 million euros) in 2019.
But the past two seasons have seen Maguire become the butt of social media jokes following some high-profile errors on United duty, although he has remained an England regular under manager Gareth Southgate.
With the arrival of Argentina’s Lisandro Martinez having also restricted his first-team opportunities at Old Trafford last season, Maguire has been linked recently with a move to Premier League rivals West Ham.
(With inputs from AFP)