Harry Maguire has announced he will be stepping down as the club’s captain beginning from next season. Maguire in his message disclosed that the clubs’ manager, Ten Hag, approached him that he wanted a change of captain and after discussion, he has accepted to step down from the leadership role.
Harry Maguire, on his official Facebook page, wrote:
“After discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain. 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.
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 on the role, three and half years ago, it’s been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date. It’s one of the greatest honours in club football. I’ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful – on and off the field.
I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the responsibility and I wish whoever now takes it on every success and they will have my full support.”
