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Kieran King

Harry Maguire meets Erik ten Hag demand despite lingering Man Utd staff concerns

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag hailed Harry Maguire after the centre-back impressed on a rare start against Everton.

The 30-year-old made just his 12th Premier League appearance of the season in the comfortable 2-0 victory over the Toffees as he replaced Raphael Varane in the starting XI. Despite his lack of first-team football, Maguire did well throughout as he helped the Red Devils keep a second successive clean sheet.

It was a show of confidence from Ten Hag to hand Maguire a start in the first place and the England international did exactly what he needed to and impressed. After the game, the Dutchman heaped praise on Maguire and explained why he played so well.

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