Antonio Valencia will remain Manchester United captain, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
Valencia wore the armband for much of last season but officially took on the role on a permanent basis when Michael Carrick retired to move into coaching.
“He’s the captain. When he’s properly fit and playing he’ll wear the armband,” said Solskjaer.
“He’s going through a couple of tough sessions now to get him ready for the tough period coming up. There aren’t many better right-backs going forward with his abilities.”
Solskjaer has made a stunning start to his caretaker spell at Old Trafford with a 5-1 thrashing of Cardiff City followed up with a convincing 3-1 defeat of Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day.
United’s next test comes at home to Bournemouth on Sunday and the Norwegian is hoping to maintain the feel-good factor.
He added: “Whenever you win games everyone is happy. So let’s keep that run going.
“These two games, yes, it’s been fantastic… [we need to] keep that momentum going against Bournemouth. When you lose a game I don’t think you’ll see many smiles about.”
