PREMIER - Parker on Maguire: ''He isn’t the right player to be a captain''

Paul Parker, a former Manchester United defender, feels Harry Maguire should not be the club's captain.

United are currently in sixth place in the Premier League, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is battling for his job.

This season, Maguire has been responsible for a lot of goals surrendered.

United's poor defensive structure has been exposed as a result of his lack of communication with Luke Shaw down the left wing.

Maguire, according to Parker, is not talented enough to wear the armband for United.

“Manchester United gave Harry Maguire the captain’s armband too early. It surprised a lot of people, it didn’t make any sense, and it hasn’t been a good fit from day one.

“With captains, it isn’t about who has the biggest transfer fee or who’s the best player. There’s much more to it than that.

“He isn’t the right player to be a captain of Manchester United at this moment in time, and he has a lot in his game that needs rectifying.

“People say he had a great summer for England, but his only real test was in the final against Italy, and he was found wanting against them positionally.

“He was caught out a few times then as he is in the Premier League, and as he was against Leicester.”