Paris Saint-Germain manager, Christophe Galtier has said he is to blame for the confusion that ensued after Kylian Mbappe was named as captain for their Coupe de France match against Pay de Cassel on Monday.
With the regular captain Marquinhos missing the game, Mbappe took the captain’s armband for the first time in his career.
When asked to clarify the situation, Galtier speaking after the match said Mbappe had been vice-captain since the start of the season.
Defender, Presnel Kimpembe then expressed his surprise at the development on social media.
Kimpembe has captained PSG twice this season when Marquinhos didn’t play, with Mbappe also in the line-up on both occasions.
Galtier has now explained that both Kimpembe and Mbappe are vice-captains.
“It’s a communication error on my part. Everyone was surprised to see Kylian captain in the Coupe de France,” Galtier said at a news conference Friday.
“Kylian is one of the vice-captains of this group. We have a captain and four vice-captains who are Kimpembe, Marco [Verratti], Kylian and Sergio [Ramos].”
