Harry Maguire: Pundit fumes at ‘terrible’ Man United stars after Rangnick reveal
It is not just Harry Maguire who deserves criticism for recent poor performances from Man United.
That’s according to former West Ham hitman Frank McAvennie, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after fresh quotes from Ralf Rangnick.
As quoted by Sky Sports on Tuesday (15 February), Rangnick admitted Maguire has had “weaker moments” in recent games.
Before Man United beat Brighton on Tuesday, Rangnick’s side had surrendered a 1-0 lead in the previous three games with Maguire slammed by fans on social media.
However, while McAvennie admits the England international has been poor, he insists the Red Devils’ other defenders need to shoulder some blame.
“Look, Maguire has not been great for them,” McAvennie told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“Rangnick is always going to back his captain and I’m not sure he would ever remove Maguire anyway.
“It’s not just Maguire who needs to improve, by the way, it’s all of them at the back.
“Someone told me that De Gea is making more saves than anyone else this season.
“That doesn’t surprise me at all. The players in front just aren’t good enough, they have been terrible.
“They are always making stupid mistakes. It’s little things that shouldn’t be happening.
“Simple things look so hard for them to deal with. It’s why they can’t make any progress at the other end of the pitch.”
Man United rose to fourth in the Premier League with their 2-0 win over Brighton.
Goals from Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes proved to be the difference against the Seagulls.
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