Maguire was scolded by his 18-year-old junior on the field
According to British newspaper Sunsport, Gore - a player born in 2004 who grew up from the Man Utd training camp - expressed his attitude and shouted when Maguire "did not react properly to a pass in the first half".
On social networks, many fans believe that being criticized by a 12-year-old junior is Maguire's worst moment in a Man Utd shirt. "It's embarrassing when you're a first-team player and get yelled at by a teenager. Maguire is so bad," one fan wrote.
"The fact that an academy player criticized Maguire enough to prove that handing him the captain's armband was the second biggest mistake in Man Utd history, after the Glazers," another fan wrote. "Maguire deserves it," the person wrote succinctly.
There are also some opinions defending Maguire, and assessing Gore has the confidence and strength to speak his mind with any teammate, regardless of age and experience.
In the last friendly match against Dortmund on the evening of July 30, Maguire was also yelled at by rookie goalkeeper Andre Onana. The situation took place early in the second half, when the 30-year-old midfielder passed an error towards Christian Eriksen, creating conditions for Dortmund to counterattack and almost score. After the game, Onana explained that he raised his voice at Maguire as part of their motivation on the pitch, and that he did not have any problems with his teammates.
Maguire is going through difficult days in a Man Utd shirt. He lost his official position, was stripped of the captain's armband, pushed to the transfer floor and was most recently booed at the match against Bilbao in Dublin yesterday.
The English midfielder also made a mistake that caused Man Utd to concede a goal in the 29th minute. Maguire made a mistake right in front of the penalty area, creating conditions for the opponent to get on the ball quickly and Nico Williams plunged down to defeat goalkeeper Tom Heaton in the face-to-face position. .
In the 90th minute, Maguire made atonement when he headed the ball to Facundo Pellistri to finish the close corner to make the score 1-1. However, Maguire was still awarded 3 points by Sunsport - the lowest on the Man Utd side.
After the match, coach Erik ten Hag implicitly criticized Maguire when he was disappointed that Man Utd gave a gift to the opponent and received a silly goal. Then, he praised the whole team for not giving up, fighting until the last second and assessing the draw result as reasonable for the game.
The Bilbao draw also ended Man Utd's pre-season training period. Maguire and his teammates will play the opening match of the Premier League season 2023-2024 against Wolves at Old Trafford on the evening of August 14.
