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Tom Victor

Closer look at Harry Maguire footage reveals more on calamitous Sevilla error

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was one of a number of players who had an evening to forget against Sevilla, but fresh footage has made things look even worse for the England international.

Maguire’s loose pass allowed Youssef En-Nesyri to open the scoring for the Spanish side. Loic Bade doubled the Spaniards’ lead before another error - this time from goalkeeper David de Gea - allowed En-Nesyri to score his second of the evening.

The result means United’s Europa League dream is over after a 5-2 aggregate defeat. Now, though, things have got worse for Maguire as the fall-out from the elimination continues.

As De Gea played a risky pass to Maguire in the early stages, questions were asked over whether the Spaniard chose the right option. Right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka appeared to be in more space, only for the keeper to feed Maguire as the central defender came under pressure from several opponents.

This was something raised by commentator as well, but replays showed Maguire calling for the ball from De Gea. Of course, the decision to pass to the Leicester man was still the goalkeeper's, but some felt the responsibility should be shared.

"Savage: ‘I’m not sure he wants the ball there’… He literally asks for it off De Gea," one fan wrote on Twitter. "Maguire shouldn’t be asking for it and De Gea shouldn’t give it to him. Poor all round," wrote another."

Who do you think was to blame for the opener? Have your say in the comments section

Harry Maguire can be seen calling for the ball (Twitter@https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1649128797453574145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%)
The England defender was instantly surrounded by Sevilla players (Twitter@https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1649128797453574145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%)

Maguire will get a day out of the spotlight on Sunday as United take on Brighton in their FA Cup semi-final, but could yet be called upon for the next league game against Tottenham. The defender is suspended for the cup match, forcing manager Erik ten Hag into a makeshift back-line once more in the absence of injured stars including Lisandro Martinez.

"Tonight we were not good enough," Ten Hag said after his team lost to Sevilla. "That was obvious. We did not match the standards you can expect from a Manchester United team.

"I have to acknowledge, it's the truth, it's hard, it's tough, but it's the truth. It's unacceptable. We have to be better. It's not about playing skills, it's about character. Sevilla had more willingness to win - it can't be like that.

"Everyone can see the demands and the standard has to be higher in a club like Manchester United. We have to face the fact that we let ourselves down, we let the fans down. If you want to win trophies, if you want to be successful, you need character.

"They had more passion, more desire, more willingness. With that it's difficult to win games."

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