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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gushed about new signing Harry Maguire and hailed the defender as a "future captain".

The Man Utd boss forked out £80 million in the summer to land the defender from Leicester , and has been immediately impressed.

Maguire has been ever-present in the United back four alongside Victor Lindelof since his arrival, and is already stamping his authority.

So much so that his boss sees him as a realistic candidate to wear the Red Devils' armband in the coming years.

Solskjaer said: "He is already been in my head thinking about him as a future captain.

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"He’s a leader on the pitch, he has a presence in both boxes. He is vocal, he’s a top, top professional.

"I’m very pleased with the money we’ve spent on him.”

Maguire's move was met with some scepticism over the fee United paid for the 26-year-old, but he has enjoyed a decent start to life at Old Trafford.

He won his side a penalty against former club Leicester last week, and has drawn praise from United legend Nemanja Vidic.

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The Serb is widely regarded as one of United's best defenders of the Premier League era, but said of Maguire: "I think he's had a pretty good start.

"Obviously we have big expectations of him, he was a big signing.

"If you want to win trophies, you need to have a strong defence, don't lose many goals.

"Obviously he's still new. He just came, he didn't have a pre-season with the team.

"I think better games are coming from him and I think he'll be a good signing."

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Meanwhile Maguires centre-back partner Victor Lindelof has recently been rewarded with a new contract as Solskjaer looks to stabilise his defence.

Solskjaer said of the Swede: "Victor has established himself here and has become a very important part of our team.

"He brings calmness on the pitch and I can see that he is determined to help this club and to be successful here."