Maguire: 'I played an important role at Man Utd'
"I play an important role on and off the pitch at Man Utd," Maguire said after the match at Benito Villamarin on the evening of March 16. "Every day, I try to bring success to the club, whether I play or not. That is my focus at the moment."
Maguire joined Man Utd in 2019. At that time, the "Red Devils" had to pay a record transfer fee for a defender of $ 97 million. He once contributed to helping Man Utd finish second in the English Premier League and runner-up in the Europa League 2020-2021.
Maguire's role began to decline from the 2021-2022 season. In the first half of the 2022-2023 season, when coach Erik Ten Hag started to lead Man Utd, the 30-year-old midfielder often had to be friends with the bench. However, Maguire is still an England star. At the 2022 World Cup, he and "Three Lions" reached the quarterfinals. Maguire also used to be the mainstay of England reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the final of Euro 2021.
Yesterday, Maguire played more than 90 minutes, and his teammates completed the defensive task well against the team that is ranked fifth in La Liga. When asked about his previous time on the bench, Maguire replied: "Listen, I've been training hard and that's all I can do. My last game was a while ago. not long ago, just a few weeks ago. And I've started five or six games since the World Cup."
This season, Man Utd won the first title with Man Utd when winning the League Cup. Maguire and his teammates have two title goals left this season in the Europa League and FA Cup.
On the afternoon of March 17, the "Red Devils" will know their opponent in the Europa League quarter-finals, which is one of seven teams including Juventus, Roma, Sevilla, Feyenoord, Sporting Lisbon, Leverkusen and Union Gilloise. Two days later, they will take on Fulham in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. In the Premier League, Man Utd is ranked third with 50 points from 26 games, with 16 points less and playing one game less than the leading team Arsenal.
