I imagine in him: Manchester United supervisor Erik Ten Hag backs under-fire defender Harry Maguire

Ahead of an important Manchester derby, United supervisor Erik Ten Hag has jumped to under-fire defender and captain Harry Maguire’s help. The Dutch supervisor mentioned he believes in Maguire and expects him to show his kind round.

“Of course, I’ve to educate him, I’ve to again him. But I again him as a result of I imagine in him. In the interval, I labored with him, his positioning was good, I feel we might say actually good, in coaching and video games,” mentioned Ten Hag.

The Dutch insisted that he can see the qualities of Maguire and mentioned the English defender all the time trains nicely.

“So then he fell out (of the starting team). That’s also to do with the good performance from the centre backs who are playing now. But I can see his qualities, and even after he was not in the team, he trained really well. But more importantly, the quality was really there,” Ten Hag added.

The 52-year-old went on to say that Maguire has excessive potential and that he has the boldness that the centre-back will flip his kind round.

“He has, I think, almost 50 caps for England. He already, with Leicester, with Man United, he’s performing really well. So, from what you see, he has high potential. And then it’s about him. The players in the dressing room, the coaches, the manager, we all believe in him. And now it’s about him, and that is what I taught them. And, I’m sure he can do it, and he will turn this around. I’m really confident of that,” mentioned the Manchester United boss.

Manchester United are actually set to face native rivals Manchester City within the Premier League on Sunday. The Red Devils at present sit fifth within the league desk with 12 factors after six video games, whereas City are positioned second with 17 factors from seven matches.

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