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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Erik ten Hag snubs unanimous Man Utd dressing room choice with captaincy decision

Erik ten Hag has gone against the unanimous choice by keeping Harry Maguire on as Manchester United captain.

The Dutchman was always going to make changes at Old Trafford and deciding who wore the armband was going to be a huge call. Maguire has been skipper for the majority of the his time in Manchester, moving to the club in the summer of 2020 for a world-record fee.

However, the captaincy represented something of a power struggle last term as Maguire has to fend off rumoured attempts from Cristiano Ronaldo to prise it away from him. Maguire's form did little to help his cause and some felt taking the responsibility off him may actually be beneficial.

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