Maguire, Henderson, Azpilicueta: Every Premier League captain ranked

Harry Maguire’s suitability as Manchester United captain is being called into question.

With worrying leaks flooding out of Old Trafford and into the British press at a worrying rate of knots, the England international is being put under added scrutiny as he endures a rocky season.

And with other senior players like Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo not exactly lacking leadership experience, there are no shortage of fans calling for the captain’s armband to be passed on.

Truth be told, it’s a complex and sensitive debate in which Maguire is often treated very harshly, so we wanted to take a wider look at the role of a Premier League captain here at GIVEMESPORT.

To do that, as inspired by James Allcott, we’ve called upon Tiermaker to assess the current climate of the division’s skippers by ranking all 20 of them into categories ranging from ‘captain, leader, legend’ to ‘vice-captain at best’.

Naturally, it’s a matter of opinion at the end of the day and we can only go off what we see on and around the pitch with the full extent to each captain’s leadership kept within the four walls of the dressing room.

Nevertheless, we’ll be looking to rank the skippers by their hands-on leadership, ability to lead by example, their achievements at the club and how active they are within the current set-up.

Community and charity work won’t be factored into our decisions because despite being an incredibly important part of being a captain, it would be unfair to compare and contrast philanthropic endeavours when they are all earnest in their own right.

So, as the pressure cranks up on Maguire at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, be sure to check out where he places amongst the wider ecosystem of Premier League captains across our full