Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Harry Maguire will be Manchester United’s new captain.

The 26 year old has been skipper for the Reds on 12 occasions this season and with Ashley Young on the verge of a move to Intermilan, the boss said he will now lead the team on a permanent basis.

“Harry has been wearing the captain’s armband and he will keep wearing it,” Solskjaer told reporters at the AON training complex.

David De Gea, Axel Tuanzebe, Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford have also captioned the side this season, while Jesse Lingard took the armband for the trip to Astana, when Ole opted to play a youthful X1.

Although Maguire only joined the club from Leicester City in August, Ole suggested the England international ad made an instant impact on the rest of the squad.

Sunday will be Maguire’s first trip to Anfield as a United player although he has good memories of the ground from his time at Leicester City.

He scored the equaliser for the Foxes in a 1-1 draw there in February 2019, which is the last instance of the Merseysiders dropping points at home in the Premier League.