Harry Maguire is Manchester United captain material, says Juan Mata, with the £80 million ($100m) centre-half expected to become a leader at Old Trafford.
That is the plan for the Red Devils, who have made the England international the most expensive defender in world football.
It has not taken long for Maguire to become a key component in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans, with the 26-year-old one of a handful of United players to have offered some kind of consistency in 2019-20.
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Mata sees him taking on more responsibility as he becomes better adjusted to new surroundings, with there no reason why the armband should not be passed in his direction at some stage.