A renowned customary in the game of Football is for the captains to take part in the coin toss and shake hands. Could a skipper, however, concentrate on the upcoming 90 minutes so much that he or she forgets to attend the tradition? Yes, Manchester United’s Harry Maguire apparently does.
To replace club captain Ashley Young, as he was benched, Solskjaer selected Maguire to wear the armband and command the Red Devils against Partizan Belgrade in their UEFA Europa League Group L fixture yesterday at the Partizan Stadium.
Watch the chucklesome clip below, courtesy to the official Twitter of Bleacher Report Football.
It’s Harry Maguire’s first game as Manchester United captain…and he forgot he had to do the coin toss 😂 pic.twitter.com/dGJ84U6iC7
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 24, 2019
As the Steamroller leader and goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković rolled up to the Spanish match referee Xavier Estrada Fernández, Maguire was absent, busy warming up for the match. After a call from the referee- “Maguire! Harry!” the 26 year old center back was seen rushing to the spot.
The commentators had a light mirth as they guessed Maguire “maybe is not used to this Captaincy business”.
Maguire arrived at the Old Trafford in the last summer transfer window from Leicester City after a reported fee of £70 million bid was accepted by the Foxes.
The match ended 1-0 for United as the French youngster Anthony Martial scored from the spot in the 43rd minute.
United are currently topping Group L with 7 points, and will face Partizan again at home on 8th November.