Former Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has registered his displeasure with the club following its decision to strip him of the club’s captaincy band.
Expressing his disappointment in a statement made available on his Twitter page on Sunday, the England defender promised to support whoever emerges as the club’s new captain. He also pledged to continue giving his best while still playing for the club.
“After discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain. He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I’m personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt. So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I’ve been wearing the armband,” the statement read.
“ Since the day I took on the role, three and half years ago, it’s been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date. It’s one of the greatest honours in club football. I’ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful – on and off the field. I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the responsibility and I wish whoever now takes it on every success and they will have my full support,” it added.
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