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Manchester United captain Harry Maguire scored as his team rallied from a goal against to beat Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday before dismissing rumors of a crisis after their slow start to the Premier League season. .
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Maguire’s side were behind two minutes before the England defender tied with a stunning header midway through the second half and late goals from Bruno Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford secured victory.
Maguire and his teammates received much criticism following their below-average performance in a 6-1 home win against Tottenham Hotspur two weeks ago, but the 27-year-old ruled out talking of a crisis.
“It’s funny, three games in the season and it seems like a big crisis. We won two, we lost two. There is a long way to go, we have to improve,” he told Sky Sports.
“When you play for this club and they beat you at home, we ask questions. We worked hard in training, it’s a great group and we knew we had to recover. I felt like it would have been very hard if we went out with us. just one point. “
The game at St James’ Park looked to be heading for a draw until United’s Portuguese midfielder Fernandes scored four minutes from time, with two later goals that made the score shine for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
“It was important. In every Premier League game we want to be on top. In some games we will not be at our best, but we have to do the basics well and in the games we lost we did not do the basics well,” Maguire said.
“We are still a young team, but we will not use it as an excuse. It was disappointing to start as we had, but [it was a] great performance tonight when we needed it, “he added after a difficult week in which he was sent off playing for England.
