One of the quirkier foibles of football in this country is our obsession with captaincy, a trait that seeps down into the club game from the national infatuation of who wears the armband for England.
While most nations will just toss the armband to the most experienced player, the role in England comes with added gravitas. We need a permanent captain, not a rotating cast of leaders.
The issue isn't quite as micro-analysed at club level, but there is still an expectancy around captains and the history of those who have gone before at Manchester United conditions a focus on the current incumbent. The lineage of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce and Roy Keane isn't easy to follow.
