OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has confirmed Harry Maguire will remain Manchester United captain despite his Mykonos arrest.
The England defender, 27, faces a retrial after being handed a suspended jail sentence.
Harry Maguire will remain captain of Manchester United this season
Maguire was convicted of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery .
However, his manager is sticking by him and happy for the England international to continue leading his side.
Speaking to MUTV, Solskjaer said: “He’s handled it really well and, of course, I’ll be here to support him. He is going to be our captain.”
The arresting officer on the night the fight erupted claimed Maguire launched into a foul-mouthed tirade at cops as they tried to detain him.
A statement, printed in Greek media, alleges Maguire told cops: “F*** you all, f*** off, f*** the Greek police, f*** policeman, f*** Greece, f*** the Greek civilisation, I don’t give a s**t”.
The £85million star is then said to have pushed officers along with brother Joe and friend Chris Sharman, who were found guilty alongside Maguire.
But he denied throwing any punches and rubbished claims he tried to bribe the police, with his lawyers lodging an appeal against his convictions.
The move nullifies the initial verdict and means there will be a retrial in a more senior court.
Emotional Maguire recently spoke out about the Mykonos horror – claiming he was “scared for his life”.
Breaking his silence, a defiant Harry told the BBC: “I did nothing wrong.”
Maguire said plain clothes cops whacked him repeatedly and taunted him by saying “your career is over, no more football, you won’t play again”.
He added: “I thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air, they just started hitting us.
“And at this point I thought there is no chance these are police or I don’t know who they are so I tried to run away, I was in that much of a panic, fear, scared for my life. All the way through it.”
United kick-off their Premier League campaign next Saturday at home to Crystal Palace.
Maguire claims he was protecting his sister Daisy when the incident occurredCredit: Nick Obank – The Sun
Maguire was handed a suspended sentence after being found guilty
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
