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<\/p>\nBRUNO FERNANDES could be replaced as Manchester United captain if Erik ten Hag listens to Roy Keane.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag is under pressure to strip the midfielder of the armband following his side's 3-0 loss to rivals Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Former United skipper Keane fumed at the Portugal international after the match as he argued for a change of captain.<\/p>\n
He raged: "The one thing I would do, after today having watched him again, I would definitely take the captaincy off him, 100 per cent.<\/p>\n
"I know it was a big decision to change the captaincy with (Harry) Maguire, but Fernandes is not captain material."<\/p>\n
Fernandes was only handed the armband in the summer after Ten Hag took the duty away from Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n
Here, SunSport looks at five United stars who could replace Fernandes as captain.<\/p>\n Already captain of the Brazilian national team, Casemiro was understood to have been a candidate to take over from Maguire in the summer.<\/p>\n Following his stellar debut season at Old Trafford, Ten Hag had considered the 31-year-old before choosing Fernandes.<\/p>\n The United boss has previously spoken of Casemiro's leadership ability, having overlooked him as skipper during a trip to Aston Villa last November.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Ten Hag opted for Cristiano Ronaldo instead due to the midfielder's lack of English, explaining: "Casemiro is the leader but he is not speaking perfect English so then Cristiano is the leader."<\/p>\n However, the former Real Madrid man has struggled for form so far this season, with doubts over whether he should remain in the starting line-up, let alone be made captain.<\/p>\n Academy graduate Marcus Rashford has already shown leadership both on and off the field in recent seasons.<\/p>\n The forward's campaigning against child hunger earned him an MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours.<\/p>\n Rashford has been on United's books for 18 years and scored 30 goals for the club last season.<\/p>\n Like Casemiro, though, his performances have dipped this term, with the England star scoring just once in 13 appearances to date.<\/p>\n One of Ten Hag's first moves after taking over as United boss last summer was to bring Lisandro Martinez with him from Ajax.<\/p>\n The Argentine defender has since become a fan favourite.<\/p>\n He was also tipped for the captaincy back in August, with ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy telling talkSPORT: "Who else at United are you going to give it to?<\/p>\n "The one obvious candidate is Martinez… doesn\u2019t matter (that he\u2019s only been there a year). He looks like a real leader."<\/p>\n Left-back Luke Shaw is currently United's longest-serving first-team player, having signed from Southampton nine years ago.<\/p>\n He has since made 262 appearances for the club and played under five different managers.<\/p>\n Shaw has also evolved into a key man for the Red Devils since recovering from the serious leg injury he suffered in 2015.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old has not featured since August, though, with a muscle injury keeping him out of action for over two months.<\/p>\n Ten Hag could instead opt to reverse his captaincy decision completely following Maguire's return to the fold.<\/p>\n Having been close to leaving Old Trafford in the summer amid interest from West Ham, the defender has shown resilience to make an impressive comeback.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-gary-neville-performing-media-841736496.jpg\")
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