"Maguire would be a much better skipper than Fernandes"

Harry Maguire has played a prominent role in Manchester United's recent games as he has gradually regained Erik ten Hag's faith in him. The 30-year-old was stripped of his captaincy and Bruno Fernandes was appointed as the new skipper.

Nonetheless, some former players and fans disagree with the decisions of the coach and the board regarding his withdrawal from the captaincy.

Former Scotland player Chris Sutton spoke about the English defender on the Daily Mail's 'It's All Kicking Off' podcast and said he would be a better captain than the Portuguese midfielder in United's difficult situation.

"You look at the great Manchester United captains of the past. [Roy] Keane, [Bryan] Robson, [Steve] Bruce, [Nemanja] Vidic and [Gary] Neville. They're captains with a bit of clout, a bit of authority. [They are] somebody you want to follow out of the tunnel where you feel you'd run through a wall with him.

"I never felt the same about Bruno Fernandes. I think he's petulant. He's like the talented, spoiled kid down the park when things aren't going, who then takes his ball home. That's the way he seems to me," he said.

"We've defended Ten Hag up until now [but] that was on Ten Hag to change the captaincy and for Bruno to come in. And there were reasons because Maguire wasn't gonna play, but I'd much rather stand behind Harry Maguire in the tunnel. I'd rather him leading me out rather than the word Bruno," he added.