{"id":618156,"date":"2022-09-25T15:13:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T19:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618156"},"modified":"2022-09-25T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T19:13:53","slug":"harry-maguire-manchester-united-critics-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/harry-maguire-manchester-united-critics-england\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Don\u2019t Really Read About It&#8217; &#8211; Manchester United Star Claps Back at Critics Over England Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/24\/rio-ferdinand-alex-ferguson-arch-rivals\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> captain Harry Maguire recently clapped back at critics over doubts about his selection to the England national squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire, who was a staple of United teams since joining in 2019, lost his place in the starting 11 to the recently-recruited Lisandro Martinez. Since the arrival of current manager Erik ten Hag, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/11\/tottenham-hotspur-leicester-city-venue-change\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> star has only started twice in the 2022\/23 Premier League season, raking up just 190 minutes in the league.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Harry Maguire Hits Back at Critics Who Questioned England Selection<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harry Maguire says the stories about him are for clicks \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LkzuvhAeA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8LkzuvhAeA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNUK\/status\/1573745333368233998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Centre-Back Feels &#8216;Fit and Fresh&#8217;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> captain started against Italy in the side\u2019s latest game but came under the scanner for his performance after England lost the game 1-0. Maguire came out all guns blazing at those who questioned his selection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1201834\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talkSport<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the centre-back stated that people who criticize his presence do it \u201cfor the clicks.\u201d He said:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI am all good, ready to play, I feel fit and fresh. On my form, I don\u2019t know what has been said, I don\u2019t really read about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/24\/rio-ferdinand-alex-ferguson-arch-rivals\" target=\"_self\">What Sir Alex Ferguson Used to Say to His Manchester United Players Before Big Games Against Arsenal and Liverpool<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He stated that his presence in the Three Lions squad is secure after \u201cthree positive games\u201d in the summer and a good pre-season with The Red Devils.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Harry Maguire Also Commented on His Exclusion From the Manchester United Squad\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The club captain was on the receiving end of some criticism after United lost their first two games of the season against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/06\/leeds-united-manager-charged-by-fa\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-wonderkid-billy-gilmour-brighton-medical\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a>. Maguire has since been snubbed in favour of a Raphael Varane-Lisandro Martinez partnership at the heart of the Red Devils&#8217; defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the same interview, Maguire talked about being snubbed by Erik ten Hag. He said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously, the manager decided to leave me out for a game, and the team have [sic] been winning since. I am working hard on the training pitch to make sure I am ready for when my opportunity comes. That is all what [sic] I can do to try and help the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United captain then clapped back at his critics once again: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am not concentrating on anybody else and what people are saying, I think if people can make a story about me, I am Manchester United captain, it is going to make big news.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Paul Merson Recently Apologized for His Comments on the Manchester United Star<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire was purchased by United in 2019 from Leicester City for an astonishing \u00a378 million. The centre-back was also given the club captaincy in January 2020. However, Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson was unimpressed with the purchase as he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1097704773755811\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thought<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the price tag was \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/23\/manchester-united-director-transfer-plans\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United &#8216;Ahead of Schedule&#8217; on Recruitment Plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During an exclusive interview with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/09\/21\/paul-merson-exclusive-rang-harry-maguire-apologise-what-said\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Merson was asked about his comments in 2019 and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">went on to detail that he went too far with the comments. He also stated that he called up Harry Maguire for the criticism dished out to him and that the United captain initially \u201ccouldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said: <\/span>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be right on that &#8211; I\u2019d rather be wrong. I want England to win the World Cup and Harry Maguire to get the winning goal. It was just my opinion. I rang up Brendan Rodgers and said, \u2018Can you get me Harry Maguire&#8217;s number?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/England?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@England<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aDb1xMcqyK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aDb1xMcqyK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarryMaguire93\/status\/1572568571909373954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI didn&#8217;t feel comfortable with myself. I needed to ring him and say, \u2018I don\u2019t agree with the \u00a380m, but I shouldn\u2019t have said that and I&#8217;m sorry.\u2019 I went a little bit too far. He couldn&#8217;t believe it. Probably thought it was a joke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Merson justified the opinion by saying that it was a \u201cfair crack\u201d since the former Leicester City player was playing on the left side while being right-footed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GJn0cxPPQEdhjbFm6k21ag\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1426955023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'GJn0cxPPQEdhjbFm6k21ag',sig:'eOiuBjUsPrePJSZx0kvjK3tVdMF16Nf0qOadZCMF0nQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1426955023',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United captain Harry Maguire recently clapped back at critics over doubts about his selection to the England national squad. 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