The England centre-back was found guilty of aggravated assault after an altercation with police in Mykonos, but his 21 months and 10 days prison sentence was suspended. Maguire has since lodged an appeal and is expected to have a retrial.
When asked about Maguire’s captaincy situation on Saturday, Ole replied:
“Of course, Harry, as you said, had a difficult summer. He didn’t have a long break,” he told the club’s website.
“His break was different to others as we gave him a few more days and, after, he’s come back and looked fine.
“He’s handled it really well and, of course, I’ll be here to support him. He is going to be our captain. We’ll just leave Harry and his people and the process to run.
“For me, he is a top, an absolute top human being and has always been a positive guy with the right values. So I really hope we can see Harry performing at his best.”
Man United will face Villa in a friendly this weekend before returning to Premier League action against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford next Saturday.
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