 Erik ten Hag has urged Harry Maguire to 'fight for his place' at Manchester United after being stripped of the captaincy. Manchester United news, exclusives and analysis Sign up Privacy Policy Maguire, 30, had been United's captain since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave him the armband in January 2020. The England defender confirmed he was no longer captain last week and Manchester United have since announced Bruno Fernandes as his successor. Fernandes captained United many times last season as Maguire slipped behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and even Luke Shaw in Ten Hag's pecking order. Losing the captaincy has sparked fresh speculation that Maguire will leave Old Trafford but Ten Hag insists he remains a 'very important' member of the squad. 'We respect Harry. He's very important for this squad, for this team,' Ten Hag said. 'And, you know, in his role as centre-back, we have four centre-backs. I talked about consistency and we know we can't do it with 11 players and so I'm happy we have four very good centre-backs. 'And we will need them, and he has to fight for his place, as he did last year. He has a high potential so I'm sure he will do it, he will fight for his place and then it's up to him.'){kind=link}
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Erik ten Hag has urged Harry Maguire to ‘fight for his place’ at Manchester United after being stripped of the captaincy.
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Maguire, 30, had been United’s captain since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave him the armband in January 2020.
The England defender confirmed he was no longer captain last week and Manchester United have since announced Bruno Fernandes as his successor.