Manchester United concerned with Harry Maguire
The Red Devils are concerned with Harry Maguire’s role in the team with him having the Captain’s Arm Band
As per reports, the coaching staff at Carrington are worried and doubtful of Harry Maguire being fit enough for the Man United.
The English Center-back has struggled to get game time under Erik Ten Hag who has placed him below Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw in the pecking order.
Maguire arrived at Old Trafford as the world’s most expensive defender for £80million after having impressed with Leicester City. Since then, the former Hull City defender has been holding on to the captain’s arm band.
Despite his lack of playing time at United. Gareth Southgate has immense trust in the England defender when playing for the Three Lions. Maguire has started against both Italy and Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
However, since removing the 30-year-old front the starting eleven, the Red Devils have had a resurgence and climbed up to the third spot in the Premier League charts. In addition, Manchester United have gone on to win the Carabao Cup and are having a great run in the Europa League.
What did Harry Maguire have to say?
Back in February, the Center-back said: ‘I’m the club captain and I have a big responsibility on and off the pitch, so it was nice to get on and help the lads. The manager has been asked numerous times about my role in interviews and he tells me honestly that he believes in me, but this is football.
‘The lads who are playing and starting, Raphael is playing really well and we’ve seen the manager’s ideas, what he wants, and he does like a left-footed centre-back playing.
‘So it’s high competition for places, but this is Manchester United. We want to win trophies, big trophies, and to do that you need competition.
‘The manager speaks to me daily; he really respects me and believes that I’m a top center-half with all the attributes to play in his team.
‘But also, he understands that the players who are playing – and I understand that the players who are playing – are playing very well.’
Last season, Maguire was also involved in a controversy involving Cristiano Ronaldo which was regarding the Captain’s armband. Despite the Portuguese’s continuous efforts to being named the captain, the United hierarchy sided with Maguire given he had spent time at the club than the new arrival.
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