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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Man Utd legend proven right over Harry Maguire's fate as captaincy hangs in the balance

Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke predicted Harry Maguire would be stripped of the captain's armband all the way back in October of last year - and seems to have been proven right.

Maguire was entrusted with the armband ever since he arrived in the summer of 2019 from Leicester but has failed to reach the heights many had hoped in the red of United. After losing his place in the starting lineup last term, Yorke made the bold claim that the defender would be stripped of his role as captain.

He didn't stop there however, adding a prediction that Bruno Fernandes was going to be named as Maguire's successor. He told Lord Ping: "Before he [Fernandes] was the stand-in captain, which wasn't a problem.

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