Manchester United: Fans blast Harry Maguire for poor display v Istanbul Basaksehir

By Adam Clancy

Posted on 5 November 2020, 12:39

Manchester United: Fans blast Harry Maguire for poor display v Istanbul Basaksehir - Manchester United News

Some Manchester United fans have been blasting Harry Maguire after his poor display versus Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Champions League last night.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team lost 2-1 away in Turkey as former West Ham United, Newcastle United and Chelsea striker Demba Ba scored the opener after capitalising on a massive lack of judgement from United.

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All of the outfield players for the Red Devils went up for a corner kick, only for United to be dispossessed by the Turkish club and for Ba to then run through on goal completely unopposed.

Being the club’s captain, some MUFC supporters would have felt that Maguire should have organised his side better on the set piece.

The England international did not have the best of games anyway, as he failed to make a single tackle or clearance, and also lost possession of the ball no fewer than 10 times in the match (Sofascore).

Manchester United fan reaction to Maguire display

These members of the Old Trafford faithful blasted the display of the central defender on Twitter, with one fan even claiming that the 27 year-old is a ‘fraud’: