Irish Sunday Mirror

Roo must And over captaincy

- BY STEVE BATES

JOSE MOURINHO is looking for a new captain – with fans clamouring for Spaniard Ander Herrera to replace Wayne Rooney.

United boss Mourinho has been inundated by fan mail delivered to the club’s Carrington training ground urging him to give Supporters’ Player of the Year Herrera the job.

And fans at the glitzy end-of-season awards dinner at Old Trafford took the opportunit­y to deliver the message personally as 27-year-old Herrera picked up his award.

Becoming skipper could complete a tasty double for the popular Spaniard, who is in advanced talks over a new £140,000-aweek deal, running to 2021.

Herrera is free to talk to overseas clubs in January, with his contract set to end next summer. But

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