Harry Maguire must block out the noise around his Manchester United future and focus on his own game, feels former team-mate Nemanja Matic.
The Serbian midfielder departed Old Trafford last summer after five seasons to reunite with Jose Mourinho at Roma, and has been a regular for the Serie A side this campaign.
He has kept a close eye on his old club though, with Erik ten Hag on course to secure a Champions League place for next season. One player who hasn't had much game time this campaign though is Maguire - who Matic believes may have been impacted by social media criticism.
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"I can understand why he's playing for England, because he's a great player," said Matic. "When he signed for United, in his first season he played almost every game and he was one of the best players. The problem today is that if you play two or three games not great, with social media, everyone criticises you - and maybe that affected him.
"But he has to think only about his job, because in football everything can change in a few weeks. His situation doesn't look great at the moment, but he needs to be focused. He's very professional and we'll see what the future brings for him."
While things haven't quite gone Maguire's way this season, the form of Marcus Rashford has been a massive positive from United's campaign - and Matic hasn't been surprised to see that one bit.
"For me, he's one of, it not the best United player" said Matic. .He scores so many goals and he just needs to continue. For one player to perform he needs the support of all the team. If United as a team are doing well then always one player will appear a star.
"The good thing is that the star is a striker or winger or midfielder. In previous seasons we had the star of David de Gea and if your goalkeeper is the star that is not good; you are in trouble. I'm happy for Marcus... he's a talented player and a very good person."
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