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Josh O'Brien

Erik ten Hag appears to firmly disagree with Harry Maguire over next Man Utd captain

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and club captain Harry Maguire clearly have differing views on one player that had previously been tipped to don the armband for the Red Devils.

Both Maguire and former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had lofty expectations for Axel Tuanzebe, but it is apparent that Ten Hag doesn't seem to hold the young defender in quite the same high regard. It was the Dutchman's predecessor that first waxed lyrical over Tuanzebe, with Solskjaer tipping him to become a leader at Old Trafford.

Speaking in the aftermath of a Carabao Cup win over Rochdale two years ago, the Norwegian claimed: "Axel is a captain in the making, he's a leader – why not give it to young kids?"

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