‘All the attributes’ – Peter Schmeichel tells Ruben Amorim to change Man Utd captain after Liverpool win

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And so impressed was Schmeichel with Maguire’s performance and all-around leadership that the former Red Devils keeper urged Amorim to strip Bruno Fernandes of the captain’s armband and reinstate the Englishman as the side’s skipper. ‘I can’t praise him enough. I want him to be the captain, he’s got all the attributes of a good Manchester United leader,’ he told Viaplay at full-time.

Harry Maguire scored the game’s winning goal (Picture: Getty) ‘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. Here are our team’s key takeaways from United's dramatic win at Anfield: Panic stations for Liverpool Four losses on the bounce and a first home defeat to United in almost a decade should have alarm bells ringing on Merseyside.

Much of the talk will be about Liverpool’s fourth straight defeat but this was huge for Manchester United and perhaps the turning point in Amorim’s tenure. And then Harry plays and I’m so happy he scored that goal.’ Schmeichel wants Maguire to replace Bruno Fernandes as captain (Picture: Getty) Former Arsenal winger Freddie Ljungberg was equally impressed with Maguire’s display and praised the 32-year-old’s resilience to work his way back into the starting lineup. ‘I always felt sorry for Maguire because the s*** he had been getting in England had been horrible,’ Ljungberg added. ‘I always felt for the man because he always takes it with dignity, and when he’s out on that pitch, he gives everything for Man United.