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“Harry Maguire had a problem in the first half, but he handled it and got better,” Ten Hag said with relief. “You can see that he was up there in the second half. That’s when he can show his leadership, his defending skills, and rest on the ball, which was very important for this back four.”
Ten Hag went from not needing Maguire to needing him in just eight months. Even though he took away Maguire’s captaincy, he still seemed to admire his leadership. This season has been full of contradictions for the Manchester United boss.
Maguire has had a great season, especially given where he started. In pre-season, fans in the US and Ireland booed him, but when he hurt himself against Bayern Munich in December, the regulars at Old Trafford sang to him.
Andre Onana was joking with the crowd in Las Vegas when he yelled at Maguire during the loss to Borussia Dortmund. During a defensive pause at Bournemouth, Onana gave his partner a high five.
United hasn’t put this much value on Maguire in almost three years. Without him in the last five games of the 2020–21 season, his skills stood out more. United scored nine goals in those games. Maguire came back from an injury to make the European Championship finalist team.
It’s possible that the 31-year-old is having the best time of his life getting ready for a big world finals. United released pictures of him working on Tuesday, but he wasn’t visible in them. He has plenty of time to get better before Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City.
