Harry Maguire gets in for England
Harry Maguire had a successful 2020/2021 season which included playing all seven games for England at Euro 2020. He has struggled to get over losing to Italy in Euro 2020 and this affected his performances in 2021/2022 season for Man United. His mental health has taken a big blow as he has been slaughtered on social media for his bad performances. 2021/2022 season was a disaster for Man United and Maguire was not the only blame in a shocking season for Red Devils.
He continued to be Man United club captain for 2022/2023 season. It was a clean slate for all squad players at Man United in 2022/2023 due to the new appointment of Erik Ten Hag. Maguire was pushed down the pecking order as Man United signed Lisandro Martinez in the 2022 Summer Transfer Window. Maguire had another couple of games to forget as Man United lost their first two games of 2022/2023 Premier League season against both Brighton and Brentford.
Due to conceding four goals in their hammering against Brentford it meant that Maguire was dropped for Man United’s game against Liverpool. Raphael Verane and Martinez played really well against Liverpool and this was a nightmare for Maguire. The Englishman struggled for game time due to the rise of Verane & Martinez but Maguire was picked for Man United versus Real Sociedad in the Europa League. Even though he was not playing for the Red Devils it did not stop England manager Gareth Southgate selecting Maguire for their UEFA Nations League games against both Italy & Germany.
England lost against Italy and drew 3-3 against Germany. Maguire got found out against Germany by given away a penalty in the second half for a foul that was picked up by VAR. Maguire was forced to limp off with a injury late on in the game against Germany. Maguire was out of action for the majority of October and only returned to full fitness to be in the squad for Man United’s Premier League game against West Ham at the end of the month. Swedish defender Victor Lindelof felt ill which meant that Maguire started their game against West Ham at Old Trafford.
Only one full match and one half for Maguire since returning against both The Hammers and FC Sheriff in the Europa League. He was picked in Southgate’s 26-man squad for 2022 World Cup but my opinion is that he is lucky to be involved.