Harry Maguire’s claim that Manchester United were “improving” and should be aiming to win the Premier League title have come back to bite him.
Maguire stated his ambitions for United in May 2021, after the team had finished second behind Manchester City and were looking forward to the Europa League final against Villarreal. United ended up losing the final on penalties to the Spanish side and have been stuck in a rut ever since.
Having finished third and second in the past two seasons under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United are currently languishing in seventh, six points adrift of Champions League qualification. They are guaranteed to end a fifth straight campaign without silverware and are braced for more upheaval, with interim boss Ralf Rangnick ready to step aside for Erik ten Hag to take over.
