Wait and see – Ruben Amorim leaves door open for Harry Maguire to take armband
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Harry Maguire is in contention to wear the Manchester United armband again with club captain Bruno Fernandes suspended for Monday’s visit of Newcastle to Old Trafford. Maguire was stripped of the United captaincy 18 months ago and succeeded by Fernandes after injuries and a loss of form saw the former Leicester defender fall out of favour with head coach Erik ten Hag.
But he has come back into the fold under Ten Hag’s replacement Ruben Amorim, who recently described Maguire as an “example” in the dressing room having started United’s last three Premier League matches. With Fernandes serving a one-match ban following his red card against Wolves on Boxing Day, Maguire is vying to lead United out once more as the Red Devils look to end a run of three successive defeats.
Asked about the prospect of Maguire standing in for Fernandes, Amorim said at the weekend: “You will have to wait until the game and see the captain.”. United have lost to Bournemouth and Wolves in the league and been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham in the last fortnight since their dramatic derby victory over Manchester City this month.
Amorim has won four and lost five of his 10 games in the United hot seat but Maguire believes an adjustment period was always likely with the Portuguese different in his approach to Ten Hag. “It is not like they have come in and they have similar styles,” the England centre-back told Sky Sports. “They are the total opposite in terms of what they want and what they demand.
