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Harry Maguire’s facial expressions said it all when he returned to Manchester United training on Thursday morning.
After Wednesday night’s horror show at Wembley, where his erratic performance for England resulted in a red card, the 27-year-old returned to Carrington and it seemed as if the weight of the world was firmly on his shoulders.
Photographers captured images of Maguire’s arrival, as the dejected star drove his car to the United compound ready to train for the return of Premier League action this weekend.
The Red Devils resume national action against Steve Bruce’s Newcastle, although now there are big questions about the Manchester United captain.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must make the important decision to drop Maguire and allow his captain to spend time out of the limelight in order to compose himself.
The defender appears to have struggled this season after his dramatic summer, in which he was arrested and detained on the Greek island of Mykonos after an altercation with police.
Maguire has been widely criticized for his role in United’s poor start to the season, and the defender looked particularly out of place during the 6-1 humiliation against José Mourinho’s Tottenham.
Returning to England’s fold after the Mykonos saga, Maguire’s struggles continued after two hasty mistakes justified yellow cards and an untimely end to his evening.
Former pro-turned-expert Jamie Redknapp later expressed his pity in Maguire’s direction, saying the defender’s confidence was “on the court.”
“I feel sorry for him,” Redknapp said at halftime. It would be easy to tear it apart. He’s having a moment.
“ He is going through a really bad time in his career where he will somehow have to recover and he has a great weekend ahead for Manchester United and he must regain confidence because he is a player who really lacks confidence. .
‘There is a lot going on in his life. I think sometimes we forget. You can really see that he’s really struggling with his game right now.
I think your confidence is on the ground, it’s obvious. You don’t become a Manchester United captain if you don’t have much of yourself. You have a presence, you have a quality that people like.
“ Right now, his confidence is on the ground, it’s obvious to see. All I hear from him is that he’s a good boy. But he’s making mistakes that I didn’t see him make a couple of years ago. He has many things on his mind, there is no doubt. Some players can handle it. ‘
Former United captain Roy Keane also offered his verdict on Maguire’s troublesome situation, blaming England manager Gareth Southgate in part.
When asked about Southgate not comforting Maguire, Keane told ITV: “ I think sometimes [Gareth] He knows Harry has had a hard time on and off the court, a pat on the back would have helped.
That would have taken him away from Gareth.
Keane also said returning to an underperforming United, after two losses in their first three Premier League games, won’t help Maguire’s form either.
“The only downside is for Maguire, he will go back to a team that is not full of confidence,” Keane added.
“I’ve been in situations before where I was in a situation with brilliant characters, I felt like the costumes were the best in the world. He’s not going to get that in those last four.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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