Ten Hag told dream approach to Man Utd captaincy dilemma, with ‘farcial’ option dismissed

Erik ten Hag should make one of his new Manchester United signings the captain this summer after last season’s dilemma, one pundit has claimed.

United faced a host of issues both on and off the pitch which factored into their worst points total in a Premier League season. The change in manager did not help, but even then Ralf Rangnick could not inspire the group.

Reports of dressing room cliques and disagreements surfaced, affecting the harmony of the squad. Rumours also surfaced that Cristiano Ronaldo’s return caused issues over the captaincy.

Harry Maguire kept the armband last season, but he came out to deny talk of a power battle with Ronaldo in the dressing room.

With both players still there next season, Danny Murphy has subsequently called on Ten Hag to bring in a brand new captain.

The pundit told talkSPORT: “I don’t think it should be set in stone, but I think in this particular occasion this is a very important decision from United moving forward and not one that should be taken lightly.

“I certainly don’t think he should be leaving that position to the players, I think what you could do is you could leave it as it is to give himself a bit of time to make the right decision.

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