Maguire: 'I kicked badly, and Man Utd did not play well'

"Last season was disappointing," Maguire said in the meeting with about 30 fans in Melbourne on July 16. "On the personal side, I kicked badly. And Man Utd also played badly, as a collective. But the football career can last for 10 to 15 years, and not every year is smooth sailing ".

Maguire affirmed that the whole team admitted to decline last season, but was ready to fight for a new start with coach Ten HAG. The British center -back added: "Everything is behind, and we want to look at the future. We want to help Man Utd find the same position as before, to win the titles."

A few days earlier, Ten HAG confirmed that Maguire continued to wear the Man Utd captain's captain next season, despite the reactions from the fans. The 29 -year -old currently holds a transfer record with a defender - when he joined Man Utd for $ 97 million in the summer of 2018. But he was not capable of being captain Man Utd and was involved in rumors about The competition for power with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Last season, Maguire often made an amateur mistake and lost its official position in the temporary coach Ralf Rangnick's squad at the end of the bad season of Man Utd in the Premier League era. Coach Duc later thought that Man Utd should re -elected the captain.

The decline also affects Maguire's personal life. The British and Fern center -back - whom he married in southern France last month - and the two children had to serve the mansion in Cheshire, Northwestern England, after receiving the email of the house was bombed with an return bomb. April.

Despite being trusted by HAG, Maguire may have to go through other difficult season. He will lose the official position if he does not improve his performance, when Old Trafford has just recruited Lisandro Martinez - the best player Ajax last season - with a total fee of 55 million USD.

Indeed, Maguire continued to be criticised in his opening pre-season game. Many fans thought Maguire was too slow to accompany striker Ikonomidis, which made Melbourne win the first goal in the friendly match on the afternoon of July 15th.

But Maguire believes he and his team-mates will do better as they enter the new season. "Ten Hargreaves and the coaching staff are conveying their ideas and you can see that through the first two friendlies part. All we do is get ready for the first game in the Premier League. The English league," the midfielder stressed.

On July 19th, Manchester United continued their friendly match with Crystal Palace at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.