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title: "Manchester United: Fans want Paul Pogba to be captain after anti-racism wristband gesture"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-want-paul-pogba-to-be-captain-after-anti-racism-wristband-gesture/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-12-27T21:40:39Z"
modified: "2019-12-27T21:40:39Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans want Paul Pogba to be captain after anti-racism wristband gesture

**According to a[report from the Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-pogba-leads-manchester-uniteds-protest-against-racism-rc2whlmth), Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has become so concerned with racism in football that he asked his teammates to wear [‘anti-racism’](https://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/national/18124952.pobga-makes-stand-starts-anti-racism-wristband-movement/) wristbands in the pre-match warm-up against Newcastle United – with some supporters hailing the gesture and thinking he should be captained.**

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The Frenchman played just 45 minutes of United’s [4-1 dismantling of the Magpies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tnckGjvVsE&feature=onebox) at Old Trafford, coming on at half time in place of Scott McTominay who [picked up an injury](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50921066), with a transfer saga surrounding his future [looming beforehand.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/inside-paul-pogba-transfer-saga-19428106)

Now, after this latest gesture in the fight against racism in football, supporters have changed their tune and heralded the former Juventus man – with some pleading the club to give him the captain’s armband.

Troubling [recent reports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50606905) of racist incidents at football’s top level has prompted fans, players and pundits alike to come together and try to stamp it out – with fans now wanting to reward Pogba for his contribution.

Here’s what they had to say on social media.

> What a good gesture
>
> — ỌMỌ ÌYÁ ẹlẹ́ran (@i\_am\_useful) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/i_am_useful/status/1210475942604365824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> A leader quality
>
> — BAYO (@mr\_adebayo5) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/mr_adebayo5/status/1210482328755200000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Class
>
> — Suff (@Succesfulgram) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/Succesfulgram/status/1210488232917516290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Captain material
>
> — Indira Puteri (@Indeera\_\_) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/Indeera__/status/1210452795310002176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s our captain
>
> — Hana (@HanaMccourt) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/HanaMccourt/status/1210499188036907008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> My captain
>
> — mm7\_pogba (@PogSauceUtd) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/PogSauceUtd/status/1210491331270848512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Captain material
>
> — Zach (@ZachRRichardson) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/ZachRRichardson/status/1210460046364225536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> My captain
>
> — Saidur Rahman (@SaidurR02) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/SaidurR02/status/1210456466836078592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Some captain kind of stuff uno
>
> — , hass (@20biteenqueen) [December 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/20biteenqueen/status/1210453017259991043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)