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Harry Maguire wearing the Manchester United armband on the final day of the 2022-23 Premier League season against Fulham at Old Trafford
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Harry Maguire says he has been stripped of the Manchester United captaincy by manager Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n

Maguire was\u00a0appointed skipper\u00a0by Ten Hag\u2019s predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in January 2020 \u2013 five months after signing for \u00a380m from Leicester City.<\/p>\n

The England centre-back says he is \u201cextremely disappointed\u201d but will \u201ccontinue to give my all\u201d in the shirt.<\/p>\n

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The 30-year-old made eight starts in the Premier League last season and is\u00a0linked with a move to West Ham.<\/p>\n

United said Ten Hag will announce a new captain \u201cin due course after he has informed the players\u201d. The new captain is unlikely to be confirmed until United arrive in New York on Thursday morning for their pre-season tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone at Manchester United thanks Harry for his contribution as captain over the past three and a half years,\u201d the club added.<\/p>\n

Maguire played in 31 of the club\u2019s 62 matches in all competitions during the 2022-23 season, with Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes wearing the armband in his absence.<\/p>\n

His contract at Old Trafford runs to 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain,\u201d Maguire posted on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe outlined his reasons to me and whilst I\u2019m personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I\u2019ve been wearing the armband.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the day I took on the role, three and half years ago, it\u2019s been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful \u2013 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez were favoured over Maguire at the heart of United\u2019s defence last season, and when the latter was injured, Victor Lindelof deputised.<\/p>\n

England left-back Luke Shaw was also deployed as a centre-back on several occasions by Ten Hag.<\/p>\n

Former United boss David Moyes is keen to make additions to his West Ham squad following the sale of skipper Declan Rice to Arsenal, which could generate \u00a3105m.<\/p>\n

Moyes is interested in Ajax\u2019s Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez as a possible replacement for Rice, but Maguire could prove to be a useful addition at the back, where both members of West Ham\u2019s first-choice pairing \u2013 Kurt Zouma and Nayed Aguerd \u2013 suffered injury issues last season.<\/p>\n

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