Hodgson explains Zaha captaincy choice and Dann absence

Roy Hodgson explained his decision to hand Wilfried Zaha the Crystal Palace captaincy for the first time in a competitive game today, talking through his thought process before the Eagles take on Manchester United.

He told Sky Sports pre-match: "There's no Scott Dann, there's no Luka Milivojevic, there were of course other candidates. Mama [Sakho], had he probably played more games and been with us for a longer period of time, would have been a candidate too.

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"But I thought it would be good to give Wilf the captaincy today. He's taken the armband twice when other captains have come off in friendly matches and having been a player here at Man United not in the happiest spell of…