Manchester United: Harry Maguire named new captain following Ashley Young departure

Young expected to join Inter after undergoing medical in Italy

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Harry Maguire will become Manchester United’s new captain once Ashley Young has left for Internazionale.

Young is expected to complete a £1.3m move to the Serie A club after undergoing a medical in Milan on Friday, leaving United without a skipper.

Maguire has worn the armband when Young has not played and ​Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that the centre-half would now captain United on a full-time basis.

“Harry is wearing the captain’s armband and will keep wearing it,” Solskjaer said ahead of Sunday’s trip to play league leaders Liverpool.

“He’s been a leader in the group, I’ve been impressed by his leadership skills, so he will continue wearing the armband.

“He’s come in and everything about him tells me he’s a leader.

“He’s part of a group we’ve had that have been leading this young group – David, Marcus, Harry – so Harry will keep on wearing the armband.”

Solskjaer has previously been reluctant to discuss Young's departure yet all but confirmed on Friday that his captain would be leaving Old Trafford.

United attempted to keep Young at the club by offering a new one-year contract but the right-back rejected those terms to sign with Antonio Conte's Serie A title challengers.

"For Ashley, he's 35 in the summer and if he gets a two year contract somewhere I think it's up to him to take that," Solskjaer said.

"We weren't ready to offer that. He's been a good servant, captain, won trophies, leagues and cups, but we've got players coming through. Ashley's head and mindset was: 'Yes, I want to try this'. So why not now?"