Man Utd icon demands captaincy change is made after Liverpool heroics

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Harry Maguire was the Manchester United hero on Sunday and Peter Schmeichel wants to see the defender return as captain as he hailed his leadership qualities and attributesPeter Schmeichel wants to see Harry Maguire reinstated as the Manchester United captain, insisting he has "all the attributes of a good leader" following his match winner at Liverpool.Previously he was the skipper on the red side of Manchester, but was stripped of the armband by Erik ten Hag with Bruno Fernandes now leading the side. His leadership style has proved divisive though, whilst Maguire has earned plaudits for how he's handled himself throughout his career at Old Trafford.The centre-half, the world's most expensive defender following his move from Leicester in 2019, has endured a mixed time at the club but has overcome a number of challenges to become a starter under Ruben Amorim.He's continued to come up with big goals, scoring a last minute winner to down Lyon in Europe last term, and was the man on the spot to head home the winner at Anfield on Sunday.Schmeichel insists he is the ideal man to be wearing the armband for the Manchester outfit, lauding his personal qualities and claiming that Fernandes' antics are not always that of a captain.READ MORE: Man Utd's bizarre response to Ruben Amorim's 'statement' win after Liverpool victoryREAD MORE: Harry Maguire hits back with perfect response as second Man Utd icon proved wrongHe told Viaplay: "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’s not the quickest, I’ll agree with that, and he’s got some trouble on the turn, but Man United 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.

Somebody who stands out all the time and takes responsibility, because I think that has been a problem in this team."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."When the news previously emerged that Maguire was having the captaincy taken away from him the England international said he was "extremely disappointed" but will "continue to give my all" in the shirt, declaring it a "privilege".Maguire was previously linked with a sale to West Ham but underlined his determination to stay and fight for his place, despite being snubbed.