David de Gea was handed the captain’s armband for Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night.
Michael Carrick is still the club’s full-time skipper, but the Englishman has hardly played this season, and will retire this summer to become a coach.
Antonio Valencia has worn the armband throughout the 2017-18 campaign, but the right-back was absent on Wednesday as United boss Jose Mourinho shuffled his pack ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
Instead of Chris Smalling, Paul Pogba or Ander Herrera being handed the armband, it was De Gea that led his team out.
The 27-year-old has again been in outstanding form for the Red Devils this season, but he is yet to sign a new contract at Old Trafford, with his existing deal due to expire next summer.
The United supporters have told Mourinho to officially appoint De Gea as the club’s new captain next season, and they would obviously like a new contract to go with it as Real Madrid continue to closely monitor proceedings.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:
‘We are United – An Evening with Norman Whiteside and friends,” is taking place this Friday at 7.30pm at the Loop Bar, 19 Dering Street, Mayfair, London, W1.
Norman will talk about his career, United today and a Q&A, with a preview of the semi-final against Spurs. We’ve billed it as Norman and friends as we have a number of celebrities attending including Alex Best, Gary Webster and Ron Brand who has intimated that Russell may possibly come with him. All the celebs will be available for selfies and autographs and mingling with the audience. After we have finished the show , there will be music and a bar which will stay open until 3.00am. Thank goodness the game on Saturday doesn’t kick-off until 5:30!!
The following link will take you to the ticketing page where there is further details of the night.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-are-united-with-norman-whiteside-an-evening-with-norman-and-friends-tickets-44706202455