Quoted at Chelsea, close to West Ham but ultimately still at Manchester United where he is persona non grata: this is how to summarize in a few words the uncertain summer of Harry Maguire. While he could finally spend the season at Old Trafford as a sporadic substitute, the 30-year-old defender will have to eat his black bread and perform for the few minutes given to him if he wants to recover his coat of arms.
Present at a press conference on the eve of a perilous trip to London to face Tottenham, the Batavian technician returned to the situation of his former captain and gave him the direction to return to the fore with the Red Devils: “I’m glad Harry is here. He has to fight for his position – like everyone in the team has to – because we have built a team with two players for each position and we need them. It’s up to him to decide. He knows what I expect of him. I’ve been here for a year now and you know what I expect from a central defender. And he can do it. I said it many times before he had the ability to do it, so now he has to show it. It is then a question of character, of being convinced to play this role, he has all the capacities to do it and it is up to him to play when the opportunity is there.Whether Maguire is up to the challenge imposed by the 53-year-old coach remains to be seen.
