Axel Tuanzebe has described wearing the captain’s armband in Manchester United’s EFL Cup third-round penalty shootout win over Rochdale as an “emotional day.”
He led Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s men to a 5-3 penalty shootout win over Rochdale, after it ended 1-1 in normal time, playing the entire 120 minutes.
The 22-year old Anglo-Congolese – who came through the ranks of United’s academy, grew up in Rochdale, having been born in Dunia, DR Congo.
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He made his senior debut for the club on January 2017 and has gone on to make 18 appearances.