DBasia.news – Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, indicated to appoint Antonio Valencia as the captain of The Red Devils in 2018/2019 season. Furthermore, The Special One admitted that he won’t give a fuss about who will be the captain of Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho has a job to look for Manchester United captain after Michael Carrick retired at the end of 2017-2018.
“The captain was Valencia last season, and I think he’s going to be the captain. When he doesn’t play, we have to make decisions,” said Mourinho in Manchester Evening News.
“It depends on who is on the pitch. If (Chris) Smalling is, Ashley Young is, if (Ander) Herrera is or (Juan) Mata is, if they are on the pitch they have an option. Matic has all the attributes to be Manchester United captain, but he arrived only one year ago.”
“But I never care much about the captaincy, I care more about the life in the dressing room and the leaders. The armband means what it means,” said the former Inter Milan coach.
Antonio Valencia has been playing for Manchester United since the 2009-2019 season. The 32-year-old player brought The Red Devils won some titles like 2 Premier League and 1 trophy of Europe League.