As the Manchester United players prepared to trudge up the Wembley steps and collect their runners-up medals, there was a poignant gesture for Bruno Fernandes to go first.
Harry Maguire is still technically the club captain, but it is quite clear that the Portuguese is viewed as the real leader of the United side.
The changing of the guard will likely be made official this summer. Maguire is set to leave the club and Fernandes is viewed as the leading candidate to take over the armband.
