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Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has publicly known as on head coach Ruben Amorim to return the captaincy to Harry Maguire.
Bruno Fernandes was handed the armband by Erik ten Hag in 2023 after the Dutch coach stripped Maguire of his duties.
Maguire’s standing and prominence diminished beneath Ten Hag, who clearly favoured a centre-back pairing of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane. Varane departed United in the summertime.
Fernandes has confirmed to be United’s major supply of creativity however his management abilities have regularly been known as into query.
The likes of Gary Neville and Roy Keane have beforehand slammed the Portugal worldwide for his theatrics on the pitch, particularly when the Crimson Devils are beneath the cosh.
Fernandes was proven his third pink card of the season within the Boxing Day defeat to Wolves on the Molineux. This brought on him to overlook United’s subsequent recreation, which led to a 2-0 loss by the hands of Newcastle.
Earlier as we speak, Amorim confirmed that United have determined to set off the one-year extension clause contained in Maguire’s contract.
Amorim labelled Maguire “a pacesetter” whereas admitting that the 20-time English champions are “ravenous” for leaders inside the ranks.
The United boss additionally mentioned about Maguire, “We want him quite a bit and in addition he has to enhance as a pacesetter as a result of everyone knows the scenario that he had right here however we’d like him quite a bit on this second so we’re going to set off fortunately the choice for Harry.”
Reacting to the information of Maguire’s contract extension by an extra 12 months, Evra wrote on Instagram, “Give him the armband again!!!!”
“In any case he been by way of displaying resilience and management.”
🚨 Patrice Evra: “Give Harry Maguire the armband again!”.
“In any case he’s been trough displaying resilience and management”. pic.twitter.com/Puax5sb1Db
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 3, 2025
United are again in motion on Sunday once they face Liverpool at Anfield. Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.
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