Erik ten Hag names Tom Heaton as Manchester United captain for friendly as Harry Maguire starts

Erik ten Hag picks 37-year-old as Man United captain for friendly as Maguire named in starting XI

Maguire started just eight Premier League matches in the 2022/23 seasonAs well as Heaton and Maguire, several other fringe players have been named to face Athletic Bilbao.

Facundo Pellestri, Dan Gore and Donny van de Beek will play while new signing Rasmus Hojlund will have to wait for his debut.He picked up a knock while in Italy that will see him miss a few weeks of action just as the Premier League season gets underway.David Moyes is keen on the former Leicester star but saw a £20m bid rejected outright by the Red Devils.

However, with Ten Hag keen to raise funds, the Hammers could return with a double swoop bid for Maguire and Scott McTominay.

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