Following the 2-1 victory over Liverpool, Peter Schmeichel has heaped praise on Manchester United star Harry Maguire and has even pushed him to regain the captaincy.
Due to a turbulent start to the Premier League campaign, much concern had grown surrounding the prospects of both Manchester United and their manager, Ruben Amorim.
This however, has turned around in recent weeks, due to some impressive victories over the likes of Sunderland, Chelsea, and even Liverpool at Anfield.
The Reds were good value for their 2-1 victory over Arne Slot’s out-of-sorts Liverpool side at the weekend, where Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire both notched crucial goals.
Maguire, who scored the winner, has since received heaps of praise for his important contributions to the club, with Peter Schmeichel even claiming that he should regain the United captaincy.
Schmeichel sings Maguire praise
When speaking to Viaplay at full-time, Schmeichel said regarding Maguire, “I can’t praise him enough. I want Harry Maguire to play every game. I want him to be the captain. He’s got all the attributes of a good Manchester United leader.
“He’s not the quickest, I’ll agree with that, and he’s got some trouble on the turn, but Man Utd have had defenders like that before. But what they always had next to them were quick players, and that’s what we don’t have at the moment.
“I think he should be the number one defender, and he can organise everybody. He talks to everybody and gives them confidence, and I think that is important.
“Somebody who stands out all the time and takes responsibility, because I think that has been a problem in this team.”
Schmeichel questions Fernandes’ body language
Despite heaping praise on the former United captain, Schmeichel had some harsh and rather debatable words regarding the current skipper, Bruno Fernandes.
The former United goalkeeper said, “I think Bruno is a fantastic player, plays maybe in the wrong position, but sometimes I don’t like his body language. I know he talks really well to all the players, but sometimes he has reactions that can be mistaken for something else.
“Harry doesn’t have that; he has that calm head. I was saying during the game: Look at Harry, look at how he is telling everyone where to go and helping players.
“And there are a lot of players in this team that are so low on confidence that they need help. And then Harry plays, and I’m so happy he scored that goal.”
As long as the Reds can continue to put the points on the board, I’m sure both the players and their fans will not be too concerned as to which of their stars takes the armband, despite Schmeichel’s words.
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