If Harry Maguire thought there would be some respite from the criticism aimed his way now Manchester United's wretched season is over, the much-maligned centre-back was sadly mistaken.
Maguire, who became the fall-guy for United's worst season in Premier League history, suffered further abuse and finger-pointing following England's 1-1 Nations League draw with Germany. The United skipper was caught out midway through the first-half, when he found himself on the wrong side of Kai Havertz, tried to hold him off, but ended up falling to the ground, allowing Jonas Hofmann to run on to the ball and score past Jordan Pickford.
Luckily for Maguire, the goal was ruled out for offside against Hofmann, but the 28-year-old had shown once again that he remains an accident waiting to happen, in terms of his defensive positioning and reading of the game. Maguire's relief was short-lived, as Hofmann eventually got the goal he deserved, five minutes after the restart, with many observers blaming the United centre-back for being out of position and not picking up the Germany winger's run.
