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  • Man Utd squad best I’ve played in – Maguire

    Man Utd squad best I’ve played in – Maguire

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is full of pride over his playing record at Manchester United.

    The in-form defender is ready to make his 83rd appearance for the Reds in Wednesday’s Premier League clash at Fulham.

    “Yeah, it means everything,” Maguire told United magazine. “It’s why I joined this club. It’s something that, in the future, I want to look back at and see I’ve played numerous times for this club.

    “Seventy or 80-odd games in such a short period is a great start for me. But it’s only a start, I feel like I’m going to have a lot of years at this club. And that’s the aim – I want to keep playing, I want to keep impressing, I want to keep improving. And it’s also very important to keep improving as a team, I think that’s the main thing.”

    Maguire also stated: “For sure, it’s a talented young group, and it’s definitely the most talented squad I’ve been involved in.

    “We’ve played a little bit young and a little bit immature at times in games, and I feel that, this season, it’s nice to win a couple of games without playing at our best.

    “I think last season, every game that we won we had to score and run riot, really, we had to play at a top, top level. But it’s nice to know that when things aren’t going great, we can still win football matches. And I think that’s a big part of experience.”

  • We will play RB Leipzig to win – Maguire

    We will play RB Leipzig to win – Maguire

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire says he’s relishing tomorrow’s Champions League clash at RB Leipzig.

    United cannot afford to lose if they’re to reach the round of 16.

    Maguire said: “I joined this club to play in the biggest games possible. It is a statement which shows the big players turn up in the big games.

    “Similar to versus Leicester [in the last Premier League game of] last season when we had to win to be in the Champions League.”

    He also said: “We spoke about it this morning. We want to win the game. We go there and look to win, like we do in every game.”

    Maguire added: “From when I joined the progression has been steady and we are getting that more. The belief is a lot more than when I joined. I always believe we are going to score.”

    “You play better teams with better players, that is just a fact. It is a challenge, one we want to be involved in, but we haven’t even thought about the Europa League.”

  • Maguire late strike gives Leicester win over Southampton

    Harry Maguire scored a stoppage-time winner at Southampton as Leicester City came from behind to earn consecutive victories in the Premier League.

    After an uninspiring first half at St Mary’s, defender Ryan Bertrand gave Saints the lead with a fierce left-footed strike from outside the area.

    The lead stood only briefly as Demarai Gray equalised for the visitors, pouncing on a loose ball to fire home from close range.

    But in the second minute of time added on, England defender Maguire wrapped his right foot around the ball from 25 yards out to beat goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.

    Southampton, who have won only once at home in the Premier League this year, lost midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for a second yellow card in the second half.

    Manager Mark Hughes will be concerned about Southampton’s lack of cutting edge in attack, but Leicester boss Claude Puel will leave the south coast satisfied having beaten his former club at St Mary’s for the second time in a row.

    Maguire’s winner earned a second Leicester victory in three games to start the season, but this was far from a vintage away performance.

    Southampton enjoyed 62% of the possession in the first half, although Leicester responded well after the interval.

    The creative James Maddison and Demarai Gray were stifled in attack by Saints’ experienced and impressive midfielders Hojbjerg and Mario Lemina.

    The service to Kelechi Iheanacho, who won only three of his 10 individual battles, was limited and Leicester struggled to find a way through against towering central defender Jannik Vestergaard.