Harry Maguire

Getty Images   Manchester United face Newport County in the FA Cup 4th round on Sunday, January 28, 2024. Ahead of the game, the Red Devils have seemingly gotten a double injury boost as Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire have been spotted in training. Shaw has been sidelined since United’s defeat against West Ham back in December, while Maguire has been out with a groin issue since their Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. The return of the defensive duo is a huge boost for the Red Devils as they are currently struggling with injuries. 🔙🔜 💪 @LukeShaw23 #MUFC pic.twitter.com/ZDKNkknyh7…

This may come as a surprise, considering Maguire’s limited appearances in the Premier League during Ten Hag’s first season in charge.  If United were to sign another center-back, as speculated, Maguire’s position in the squad would be further downgraded.  Despite being dropped from the starting lineup, the England international reportedly prefers to remain at United and is not keen on leaving the club this summer.  There are also suggestions that Ten Hag wants to sell Maguire to finance a move for Napoli’s Kim Min-jae.  Although there have been reports of interest from Tottenham, it is unclear if the prospect of…

Getty Images   Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing Harry Maguire from Manchester United. According to Football Insider, Villa’s interest in Maguire is concrete and they plan on signing him as part of a big summer spending spree. The 30-year-old joined the Red Devils in 2019 and has a contract until 2025. During the 2022/23 season, he made overall 31 appearances. 🚨 Aston Villa's interest in Harry Maguire is concrete and they plan on signing him as part of a big summer spending spree. (Source: @footyinsider247) pic.twitter.com/PRTUJ587Lo — Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 7, 2023

Getty Images   Tottenham hosted Manchester United in the Premier League and played a 2-2 draw. Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford got their names on the scoresheet for United, meanwhile, Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min scored for Spurs. Maguire wasn’t part of the Red Devils squad due to an injury that he picked up during training. “[It is a] training injury,” Erik ten Hag told MUTV. “It’s a training injury. But we have proved we can sort it out. And I’m convinced we can do it today as well.”

Image Source: Getty Images The Red Devils celebrated a 2 – 0 victory over the Toffees in the Premier League on Saturday.  Scott McTominay and Antohony Martial scored to give their side the lead over the opponents and secure three points from the meeting.  Ten Hag was particularly impressed by Maguire, who played a key role in United’s successful game. According to the manager, the England international has changed a lot.  “This is a different Harry Maguire to what I’ve seen in the first weeks and months,” he said.  “He’s taking so much initiative, dominating his opponent, stepping in, bringing…

    Ten Hag endured a nightmare start to his tenure but United have recovered in stunning fashion and are still in all four competitions at the end of February. United have the chance to win one of those competitions on Sunday when they face high-flying Newcastle United in the final of the Carabao Cup. Speaking ahead of that mouthwatering game, Maguire has hailed his manager, admitting that his style has brought new ideas to the team. “His ideas are different to a lot of what we’ve been used to, I must say. He was a defender as well,” Maguire…

Manchester United prepare to host Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday, February 19. Currntly, the Red Devils are 3rd in the league table with 46 points, meanwhile, Leicester are 14th with 24 points. According to Planet Faz, Harry Maguire is not in United’s matchday squad against the Foxes. 🚨 Harry Maguire is NOT in today’s matchday squad Vs Leicester. — Faz (@planetfaz) February 19, 2023

The ex-United midfielder made these claims due to the viral speculations which includes seeing the United captain existing the club this summer. Smith called-on the club’s management to look into the situation because he believes that Maguire still has more to offer as he has a strong personality around the dressing room. “I think that Man United need to try and keep Maguire. From the outside looking in, I think he’s a personality that’s great in the dressing room he wouldn’t be captain otherwise”. “I think he’s a strong enough personality to deal with everything that he’s had to deal…

The Manchester United Captain knew his long-term future at Manchester United was uncertain as soon as Erik Ten Hag arrived at the club and started giving him lesser game time. Currently the United man always face competition from Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof to start alongside Martinez which has limited his game time. The French and Argentine Center-backs, Varane and Martinez, have already become the first-choice of Centre-backs for Ten Hag and the World Cup finalists have forged a strong relationship, which has seen United concede just 20 goals in the Premier League thus far. Varane and Martinez partnership looks promising as…

Maguire was part of Gareth Southgate’s team in the World Cup 2022 that reached the quarter-finals and suffered a defeat to France. England were eliminated from the tournament after a 2-1 defeat to current World Cup champions. Manchester United defender made 5 appearances in the tournament and provided one assist. “Harry Maguire will have his chance. It’s clear he is good enough to play at highest level,” ten Hag told BBC Sport’s Simon Stone. “We want Harry to bring same energy as with England on the pitch for Man Utd. If he does that, he will be a great player…

The Manchester United duo joined up with England for their Nations League games against Italy and Germany on September 23 and September 26. The Three Lions suffered a defeat against Italy, while Gareth Southgate’s side played a 3-3 draw with Germany as they get ready for the World Cup. Maguire made some mistakes during the draw against Hansi Flick’s side. Speaking via BBC Radio 5 Live, Shaw said: “Harry is an amazing player, an amazing character. He’s taken a lot of stick – probably more than I’ve ever seen before in football. Luke Shaw has never seen a player get…

Manchester United defender has been recently at the center of criticism for his displays both at the club and on the international level. His latest error saw Germany awarded a penalty shot during the Three Lions’ Nations League game on Monday. One football fan took to Twitter to question Maguire’s involvement in England national team. Lineker retweeted the supporter’s post with his suggestion that former Chelsea player Fikayo Tomori could be an ideal replacement for the defender. There’s a guy called Tomori who has excelled at @acmilan. https://t.co/t3X26bbdKa — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 26, 2022

Maguire have lost his starting spot under Erik ten Hag since Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez pair came in. The 29-year-old started England’s game against Germany at Wembley on September 27, where the Three Lions played a 3-3 draw. However, United’s captain failed to repay Gareth Southgate’s faith after a poor performance which led him bring a penalty and lose possession during opponent’s second goal. Speaking to The Athletic, Shaw has urged the fans to support fellow countryman, as it’s ‘tough for him’. “I will be honest, it is a tough period at the moment. Of course Harry is an…