Maguire: 'Ten Hag yelled at us at break'

"Actually, Ten Hag was quite loud with us," Maguire replied to a question about what the Dutchman had said during the break. "We also understood we had to improve our performance in the second half or we would lose. I don't understand why Man Utd didn't play well in the first half, maybe because we were busy celebrating the League Cup on Sunday, so we lost it. a little bit of tempo."

Former midfielder Roy Keane was also unhappy with Man Utd in the first half. He told ITV: "Man Utd played without any intensity, passed the ball sloppy. Before the game, they spent too much time honoring the players. Ten Hag took a gamble by making too many substitutions. location".

Maguire started and Casemiro and Marcus Rashford were substitutes, when Man Utd drew West Ham 0-0 at Old Trafford in the first half. In the 54th minute, West Ham opened the scoring thanks to Said Benrahma, after the controversy over whether the ball was out of the field or not. Man Utd players lost focus because they thought the ball had drifted out of line from Tomas Soucek's tackle, leading to a goal. "Definitely we'd be scolded by Ten Hag again for that situation," Maguire said, then laughed.

The 30-year-old central defender was relieved by Man Utd scoring three goals in the last 20 minutes to win 3-1 and enter the quarter-finals. He also said that the whole team had regained the pace and intensity of play, and praised 19-year-old midfielder Alejandro Garnacho with the goal to make it 2-1. "He's young but has a special talent, enough to reach the world," added Maguire. "If he maintains the current attitude of training and playing, Garnacho will have a bright future."

Ten Hag also appreciated Garnacho and Maguire in the match on the evening of March 1. He said that he once showed the England midfielder a video to learn how to suppress the opponent. "We trained Maguire to defend as well as attack the ball," said the Dutchman. "He has a top skill set and needs to know how to make the most of them."

In the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Man Utd will meet Fulham at Old Trafford on March 18. Leading Fulham is coach Marco Silva - Maguire's former teacher at Hull City in 2017.