Bryan Robson believes it was a good move by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to hand the Manchester United captaincy to Harry Maguire earlier this season.
United needed a new club captain in January when Ashley Young sealed a transfer to Inter Milan, bringing to an end his nine-year stay at Old Trafford.
And although Maguire was still in his debut campaign at Old Trafford, having signed for an £80million fee from Leicester last summer, Solskjaer had no hesitation in handing the centre-back the armband.
The decision has borne fruit, with United enjoying a solid spell of form in February and March - before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic - and Maguire impressive on an individual level too.
“I thought it was deserved,” said former United skipper Robson on the UTD Podcast.
“Harry had done really well in the World Cup with England. He did really well with Leicester City, so when you sign a player like him in a central position, a defender or a midfield player, I think that’s where the captaincy should come from.
“You’ve got to be a demanding figure for your team-mates, an organiser, and I think Harry portrayed that as soon as he came into the club.
“He wasn’t overawed about playing for Manchester United which was another good thing. So I think Ole’s made the right decision by giving Harry the captaincy.
“Since then, off the pitch, he’s had an influence on the boys as well, about how you should be a Manchester United player and doing the commercial stuff as well as looking after yourself off the pitch.
“I think he’s a top player, he’s got the right attitude to be a Manchester United captain and it’s a good decision by Ole.”
