Replacing the role of Ashley Young, Solskjaer considers Maguire is Suitable to Become the Captain of Manchester United

DBasia.news –  Harry Maguire was deemed fit to be Manchester United’s long-term captain by the team manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

United won 3-1 over Brighton & Hove Albion in the 12th week of the Premier League. In the match that was held at Old Trafford, Sunday (11/10) night Western Indonesian Time. The victory of the Red Devils was created thanks to goals from Andreas Pereira, an own goal by Davy Propper, and Marcus Rashford.

In that match, Maguire wore United’s armband. He replaced the role of Ashley Young who was absent. “Harry Maguire has come and is extraordinary in the dressing room and on the field,” Solskjaer said at Soccerway.

“He can be United’s long-term captain,” Solskjaer added.

With the acquisition of three points, the Red Devils rose to seventh in the English League standings after collecting 16 points. The Manchester Red are still 10 points behind Chelsea who are ranked fourth.

Maguire himself moved from Leicester City to United at a price of 80 million pounds, equivalent to Rp 1.3 trillion in the transfer market last summer.

With that price, Maguire now holds the title of the latest most expensive defender in the world, beating Virgil van Dijk’s record. The last name Liverpool bought from Southampton for 75 million pounds in January 2018.

Until now, the 26-year-old player has recorded 15 appearances for United in all competitions. The details are 12 English League matches, 2 Europa League and 1 English League Cup.