Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken about Harry Maguire and has backed the Man United captain to bounce back from recent poor performances.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Harry Maguire to bounce back for Manchester United after a string of poor performances.
The United captain’s form has come under scrutiny and his bad form carried on to the international scene. He was recently given a red card for England within 31 minutes in their Nations League game against Denmark.
Several former players, including former United defender Rio Ferdinand, have urged for Maguire to be given some time off. This is especially considering the tough period the defender faced before the start of the season in Greece.
Solskjaer initially opted to take caution on the United captain but eventually slotted him into the thick of the action.
“In football, you’re in the headlights all the time, and when Harry is part of the England team that beats No 1 ranked Belgium it’s a normal day, and then you get the headlines when you get a sending off, that’s football for you, there’s so many ups and downs, we have to deal with it individually and as a group,” Solskjaer said in his pre-Newcastle press conference.
“Harry has got great resilience, I know he’ll bounce back, I know he wants to play and work his way out of the last couple of games he’s been criticized, he picked up a knock just before he came off. So, I’m just hopeful he’ll be fit, I had a look at him yesterday and we’ll test him today.”
It remains to be seen if Maguire will be in the starting lineup when United take on Newcastle at the weekend. The Red Devils are eager to get back to winning ways and there would be no room for complacency and any further mistakes.
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