The center-back’s resurgence has been evident in recent matches, as he has started in each of Manchester United’s last four victories.
He notably clinched a vital win against Copenhagen on Tuesday and played a key role in maintaining a clean sheet, shortly after earning the “man of the match” title for his outstanding performance against Sheffield United.
At 30 years of age, Maguire seized the chance to make an impression following the injuries to Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, and Luke Shaw.
Interestingly, The Independent reported that Maguire had foreseen such a situation occurring, which is one of the reasons he declined a move to West Ham.
This decision may have been influenced by the injury struggles that Varane and Shaw have experienced during their time at Manchester United.
It seems Maguire had confidence in his ability to seize the opportunity if it ever presented itself.
Fans are overjoyed by his remarkable return to form, viewing it as a “redemption arc.” However, it’s worth noting that Maguire clarified he didn’t actually reject West Ham’s advances.
He explained that the two clubs never reached an agreement on the transfer fee, which meant he never had the chance to accept or decline the move.
Maguire stated, “The actual opportunity to go to West Ham, it wasn’t agreed really between both clubs and myself.”
“It wasn’t just my chance to say, ‘Yes, I’m going.’ It wasn’t agreed between both clubs so the actual opportunity wasn’t there because we didn’t get far enough down the line with it.”
Notably, the Old Trafford faithful have rekindled their support for Maguire, with fans once again chanting his name. This comes in response to criticism from Harry Redknapp, who denounced the unjust treatment Maguire has endured.
Redknapp remarked, “Harry has had so much stick over the last couple of years and a lot of it has been completely rubbish.”
“He’s been out of favour, but he’s knuckled down and waited for his opportunity. He was superb at Bramall Lane and hopefully the lad can build on that performance moving forward.”
Harry Maguire
Harry Maguire
This season he played in total 4 times for 206 minutes for Premier League.
Harry Maguire didn’t score any goal for Manchester United. He procured one assist. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 8th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United won 1-0 against FC Copenhagen. The next match in Premier League will be against Manchester City.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United is currently 8th in the Premier League with 15 points.
In the last 9 games, it has won 5 times and lost 4 times. In its last match, Manchester United won 1-2 against Sheffield United.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 11 goals and conceding 13.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against Manchester City on Sunday 29th of October in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.