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Casey Evans

Manchester United reaction to Harry Maguire substitution goes against tradition and helps no one

Harry Maguire's situation at Manchester United is, unfortunately, becoming untenable. In recent weeks he has been under increased criticism from the fanbase but against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night, things really came to a head.

Throughout the game, Maguire was jeered when he touched the ball by some of the Old Trafford crowd, with his passes back to David de Gea being met with shouts of 'is that what £80m buys you?' and suchlike. And then when his number was shown on the substitution board in the 84th minute the crowd began to cheer and clap.

This quickly turned to boos as United fans jeered Maguire for what they considered a poor performance. But in fact, it was just a standard game from the centre-back, with the whole team under-performing and a lack of movement all around there weren't many options for either centre-back to build play from the back.

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