Jose Mourinho
is insisting that Wayne Rooney remains the captain at Manchester United,
despite starting from the bench.
The England
international was dropped to the bench in the EPL match against Leicester City
and also in the Europa League match against Zorya.
Nevertheless,
Mourinho is adamant Rooney has no reason to worry about potentially losing the
armband, regardless of his changed status.
“Wayne is the
captain, no matter what,” the manager told reporters.
“It doesn’t
matter whether he is on or off the pitch. He is my captain and the captain of
the club and the captain of the players.
“And that is
difficult, to be the captain of everyone. So he has all the respect and all the
support. He is a Manchester United man, he is a great professional and wants to
win and of course he was happy when we scored.
“He is
speaking to the players and motivates people. He does exactly in the dressing
room the same as he did a couple of weeks ago when he was starting matches. He
is our man. He will score goals for us and he will work hard for us, I have no
doubts about it.”
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