Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has backed Harry Maguire and says the defender can nonetheless turn out to be a ”nice participant” for the Purple Devils.
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WHAT HAPPENED? Maguire has been supplied hope he can drive his approach again into the Man Utd group underneath Ten Hag. The defender has solely made 4 Premier League appearances to this point this season however began all of England’s video games on the World Cup because the Three Lions made it to the quarter-finals. Ten Hag has now urged the 29-year-old to duplicate his England type for the Purple Devils.
WHAT THEY SAID: “I have been requested many instances. It is clear he’s ok to play on the highest stage,” The United boss has informed reporters. “He has, for England, good video games virtually on a regular basis. He had a interval in Manchester the place he carried out badly. Then, after all there are difficulties. However when he’s working arduous, he will get that confidence. You might be seeing that with the best way he’s enjoying for England. We would like him to convey it on the pitch for Manchester United. I count on from him, the group is aware of what they count on from him. If he does that, he will probably be an incredible participant for us.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Maguire nonetheless faces a battle to regain his place within the United group, as Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have established themselves as Ten Hag’s most popular centre-back pairing. Nevertheless, each gamers are nonetheless in World Cup motion, which means Maguire ought to get the prospect to stake a declare for a beginning spot when United return to Premier League motion on December 27 in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
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WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD? The group’s first recreation after the World Cup is a League Cup round-of-16 conflict in opposition to Burnley on December 21. The Purple Devils then face Nottingham Forest within the Premier League six days later.
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