Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick is not willing to strip Harry Maguire of the club captaincy.
The England centre-back has suffered a significant loss of form this season, making several high-profile errors to cost his team points.
However, Rangnick is standing behind Maguire, who started the 1-1 draw against Southampton at Old Trafford along Raphael Varane on Saturday.
"I think when he came back after his injury he did extremely well. He had a very good performance, a very good game against West Ham," Rangnick said during a press conference.
"In the past two games, yeah he had some weaker moments, against Southampton and when we conceded the goal at Burnley, but he's our captain and I don't see any reason to change that."
He added: "He's a player who has to develop, get better, like all the other players.
"The way that we are playing now is new also to him because in the English national team he was used to playing in a back three and here at Manchester United, in most cases a back four, but still not being as proactive, not with that kind of rest defence always being on the front foot when we are trying to defend.
"This is something also new to him and it will also take some time for him to get used to that, to get adjusted to that."
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