Manchester United supervisor Ralf Rangnick has steered the membership’s captain ought to be determined by the gamers amid questions over Harry Maguire’s suitability.
The England worldwide has come beneath sharp criticism in current months over his total efficiency, with most of the followers calling for the membership to strip him of the captaincy.
Maguire arrived at Previous Trafford from Leicester Metropolis in an £80 million deal and was given the armband following Ashley Younger’s departure to Inter Milan in January 2020.
Rangnick is ready to depart the membership on the finish of the season and appears to have steered to the incoming supervisor how he ought to go about selecting his captain
“I perceive your query however once more it doesn’t make sense as a result of we don’t know what sort of gamers might be right here, what the group will seem like,” he responded to a query from a journalist throughout a press convention.
“I can solely inform you what I’ve accomplished previously after I was head coach or supervisor as a result of in Germany it’s known as Mannschaftskapitan – the captain of the group.
“I strongly imagine the captain ought to be elected by the group.
“We all the time had a board of 4 or 5 gamers – we known as it the Spielerrat [players’ council] – elected by the gamers. The participant with the very best quantity of votes was the group captain on the finish. That was how I did it.
“I do know loads of head coaches don’t do it that method. That’s what I’d do if I used to be nonetheless the supervisor subsequent season, however in the long run I’m not. That is one thing that Erik should resolve.”
Maguire’s woes have been compounded by a knee damage he picked that might see him miss the rest of the season.
He isn’t within the squad to face Chelsea on Thursday night time, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes candidates for the armband.
