{"id":11542,"date":"2022-03-19T18:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T18:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=11542"},"modified":"2022-03-19T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T17:43:27","slug":"epl-maguire-told-to-hand-man-utd-captain-armband-to-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/epl-maguire-told-to-hand-man-utd-captain-armband-to-ronaldo","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Maguire told to hand Man Utd captain armband to Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire, has been told to hand over the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo, by ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards.<\/p>\n<p>Richards, writing in his SportsMail column, insisted that Maguire \u201cneeds help\u201d and he was not joining the band of critics.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cHarry Maguire needs help in his role as Manchester United captain. This may sound like I\u2019m joining the flood of criticism, but that is absolutely not the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuestioning whether the armband could, in the short term, be passed to Cristiano Ronaldo is no reflection on Harry\u2019s ability or character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richards further explained that Maguire was experiencing a torrid time in his career, even with United fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation, in my eyes, came to a head, on Tuesday against Atletico Madrid. I was in the studio, working for CBS, and when I heard some fans inside Old Trafford cheering as Harry was brought off, my heart sank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in that position \u2014 some Aston Villa fans booed my name when it was read out at Villa Park once \u2014 and the feeling is like no other,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire, has been told to hand over the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo, by ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards. Richards, writing in his SportsMail column, insisted that Maguire \u201cneeds help\u201d and he was not joining the band of critics. 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