Ashley Young Is Expected To Become Manchester United's Club Captain Next Season
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to name Ashley Young as club captain next season, according to reports.
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The 33-year-old full back, who has struggled for the majority of this year, will claim the armband after Manchester United decided against renewing Antonio Valencia's contract.
It is believed that Young is not guaranteed a place in the starting XI next season, so Solskjaer is looking to appoint a vice-captain for when he isn't on the pitch.
Ashley Young is expected to become club captain next season. #mufc [Times]
- United Xtra (@utdxtra) May 21, 2019
The Times report Paul Pogba is expected to be offered the 'captaincy role' at Old Trafford as part of plan to keep him on board, while David De Gea and Chris Smalling are also candidates.
As you can imagine, this piece of news did not go down well with Manchester United fans on social media.
Ashley Young expected to be named club captain (The Times)
Ashley Young couldn't lead a pack of ants to a picnic (Me more times than I can count)
- Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) May 21, 2019
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- Nathan (@MinasNathan99) May 21, 2019
pic.twitter.com/ShCGz63HeU
- Aaron O Brien (@aaronobrien718) May 21, 2019
Ashley Young not just staying but being made captain.... pic.twitter.com/uUMBCl7MoS
- Dean McDonald (@Deano_McDonald1) May 21, 2019
Ashley Young is not good enough to make a premier league first team, but is going to be our full time captain. please tell me this is a joke? we're supposed to be having a summer of rebuilding? The club really can't see what the fans and every other clubs fan can see :sob:#MUFC
- JMESCX (@jmescx) May 21, 2019
The criticism of Young was especially heavy after defeat to Barcelona at Old Trafford back in April.
Not only did he lose possession a total of 32 times throughout the Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona, but no player on the pitch lost possession more.
From his defensive work to his influence in the final third, the experienced winger turned full-back was all over the place, at times.
The 33-year-old's inability to find a man from a simple cross was another frustrating part to his game. He attempted a total of 11 crosses but failed to find his teammates on a single occasion.
In fact, his passing accuracy of 73.3% was unsurprisingly the lowest on the pitch.
Ashley Young vs Barcelona last night was disgraceful:
Attempted 11 crosses and none of them found a United shirt
73.3% pass accuracy - lowest on team
0 dribbles completed
0 crosses completed
0 aerials duel won
Manchester United's captain. pic.twitter.com/v8ncDaHCbi
- Devils of United (@DevilsOfUnited) April 11, 2019
Do you think Ashley Young should be given the captain's armband next season?
Let us know in the comments. This should be interesting!
Topics: Football News, Solskjaer, Football, Manchester United, Premier League, Ashley Young
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