{"id":302702,"date":"2023-12-17T16:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302702"},"modified":"2023-12-17T16:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:25:23","slug":"scott-mctominay-captains-man-united-in-crunch-liverpool-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/scott-mctominay-captains-man-united-in-crunch-liverpool-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott McTominay captains Man United in crunch Liverpool tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Scott McTominay captains Man United in crunch Liverpool fixture with regular skipper Bruno Fernandes suspended and former captain Harry Maguire missing through injury<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United fans must be DREADING Anfield trip &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scott McTominay will captain Manchester United against Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder will lead old the Red Devils in the absence of Bruno Fernandes, who is suspended after picking up five yellow cards.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s team selection left him with few options for who would skipper the team, with former captain Harry Maguire missing through an injury picked up in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is one of the examples of what it means to play for Man Utd, to play with the badge on his heart,&#8217; Ten Hag said of his decision to give the Scott the armband.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m sure he will be a communicator. I&#8217;m sure he will be an example of passion and desire&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/15\/79057035-0-image-m-2_1702827227984.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay will captain Manchester United against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12874055\/Scott-McTominay-captains-Man-United-crunch-Liverpool.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott McTominay captains Man United in crunch Liverpool fixture with regular skipper Bruno Fernandes suspended and former captain Harry Maguire <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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