Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that Harry Maguire will remain the teams’ captain despite his Mykonos arrest in Greece.
Harry Maguire, 27, was handed a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days following an altercation outside a nightclub on the island of Mykonos last month, but the manager sees no reason to strip him of the captaincy.
The Captain was found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery. He has since appealed the verdict and there will be a full retrial at a later date while the Greek prosecutor has criticised him for refusing to apologise for the incident.
Solskjaer in an interview commended the 27-year-old for the way he has reacted to the situation and says he sees no reason to strip him of the captaincy.
“Of course, Harry, as you said, had a difficult summer. He didn’t have a long break,
“His break was different to others as we gave him a few more days and, after, he’s come back and looked fine.
“He’s handled it really well and, of course, I’ll be here to support him.
“He is going to be our captain. We’ll just leave Harry and his people and the process to run.
“For me, he is a top, an absolute top, human being and has always been a positive guy with the right values.
“So I really hope we can see Harry performing at his best.” he said.
The centre-back played every minute of United’s Premier League campaign last season as well as making 17 appearances in other competitions.
Man United’s Premier League campaign will begin next week when they welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford.
