Former England international, Wayne Rooney has urged Harry Maguire to consider leaving Manchester United this summer.

The former Manchester striker noted that manager Erik ten Hag’s decision to strip him of the captaincy shows the Dutchman has no faith in the centre-back and has encouraged him to leave.

Maguire announced on Sunday that manager Erik ten Hag had told him he will no longer be the club’s captain by the time the new season commences.

Before now, Maguire had fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford and was effectively the fifth option behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and even left-back Luke Shaw.

Speaking to The Athletic, the DC United manager said, “To have the armband taken off you, how does he move forward with the club?

“That shows the manager really doesn’t believe in him. It leaves Harry in a position where he has to think about what he does moving forward. The manager has shown he is not part of the plans.

“The best thing now is probably for him to move.”