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Maguire led his teammates to the wrong position before the match

Published:2022-08-11 By Hồng Duy (MetaSports) Comments
Anhdo confused by captain Harry Maguire, the Man Utd player had to change his position with Brighton in the Old Trafford tunnel before the opening match of the Premier League.

As the captain, Maguire led his teammates to line up to the right of the tunnel before the Brighton match on August 7. But this is not in accordance with the regulations of the Organizing Committee: The home team stands on the left when checking in before the match.

Realizing the mistake of teammates, David De Gea reminded with serious attitude. The Spanish goalkeeper pointed to the Brighton players and said something to Maguire. After a bit of confusion, the captain of the Man Utd turned to a short exchange with his counterpart in Brighton, Lewis Dunk. The players quickly changed their positions before stepping out.

Small situations but attract the attention of fans. In particular, many fans mocked Maguire to make mistakes even when the match has not happened. "Take a look at the captain of Man Utd", a fans posted with a smiley emoticon on Twitter. "This speaks to the current status of the club."

The former Man Utd player, Gary Neville made the same mistake in the match against City in 2002. At that time, Peter Schmeichel - the former teammate switched to rivals with Manchester City - to shake hands Neville and request Two teams shifted positions in the Maine Road tunnel. Neville agreed, but ignored the handshake of Schmeichel.

Maguire kicked the main but could not help Man Utd avoid defeat in the match this season. He and his teammate even let Brighton lead two goals in the first half thanks to the double of Pascal Gross. Although Cristiano Ronaldo came on in the second half, Man Utd only removed a goal from Macallister. This is the first time they lost to Brighton at home in the Premier League.

Last season, Maguire often made mistakes and sometimes loses the official position in the squad of the temporary coach Ralf Rangnick. Coach Duc even said that Man Utd should re -elect the captain. However, the 29 -year -old center -back still received trust from the new coach Erik Ten Hag.

According to Sportmail, after the defeat of Brighton, many fans asked HAG Maguire's name to eliminate Maguire from the main squad and use the midfielder Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez - the best Ajax player last season.

Besides unexpected defeat, Old Trafford last weekend also witnessed the ugly image of the host. A video spread on social networks shows that the two fans were fighting in the southern stands while the match was taking place. Those who have to intervene and separate the two extremists.

Before the ball, many Man Utd fans protested against the Glazers outside the Old Trafford. Organized by a group called "The 1958", these fans marched from Media City UK in Salford to Old Trafford, causing a Man Utd store to close an hour before the competition.

They burned smoke bombs and cried, "We want the Glazer family out of the club." This group, after that, posted a video of Twitter protest with a message, "Join us and join us together against these bosses, never give up hope."

In the second round of August 13, Man Utd will be a guest of Brentford. After that, Ten Hag's teachers and students constantly met uncomfortable opponents, such as Liverpool in the third round, Arsenal in September, Man City, Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham in October.

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