{"id":1108395,"date":"2019-09-26T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1108395"},"modified":"2019-09-26T22:14:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T21:14:58","slug":"solskjaer-explains-pogba-captain-man-utd-rochdale","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/solskjaer-explains-pogba-captain-man-utd-rochdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Solskjaer explains why Pogba did not captain Man Utd against Rochdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is more likely to hand the captain&#8217;s armband to young players with leadership qualities than the likes of Paul Pogba and Sergio Romero.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Centre-back Axel Tuanzebe captained Manchester United against Rochdale in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night as the Red Devils needed penalties to beat their League One opponents.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Tuanzebe a future United captain? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashley Young is currently Man Utd&#8217;s captain.<\/li>\n<li>But Tuanzebe wore the armband against Rochdale on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>The centre-back is touted as a future United star having been at the club since 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Solskjaer said he preferred to show faith in a youngster on Wednesday rather than a senior player.<\/li>\n<li>Pogba was famously stripped of the armband under Jose Mourinho.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7380470-emery-s-nba-chaos-could-let-man-utd-off-the-hook-unless-auba-keeps-dunking\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pogba, who has skippered the team in the past and was infamously stripped of the armband during Jose Mourinho&#8217;s reign at Old Trafford, started in midfield but was not made captain on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Solskjaer explained his decision to have Tuenzebe lead the team out rather than a more senior player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAxel is a captain in the making, he\u2019s a leader \u2013 why not give to young kids?&#8221; Solskjaer told <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/606823\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-explains-paul-pogba-captaincy-snub-after-giving-axel-tuanzebe-armband-in-manchester-uniteds-carabao-cup-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talkSPORT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we can give it to Sergio [Romero] and we can give it to Paul, that\u2019s no problem and they\u2019ve been captains before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was Axel today and how does he handle it? He was absolutely fine, he enjoyed it. It\u2019s just a way of telling him that we trust him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Raheem Sterling or Kevin De Bruyne? Man City Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2l5a5DFXllk?start=295&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuenzebe was born in DR Congo but grew up in Rochdale from the age of four. 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