Former Man Utd defender Wes Brown doesn’t think Harry Maguire is “as bad of a player as everybody thinks” but admits he “needs to play”.
The England international has come in for a lot of criticism of the past couple of seasons with supporters pinning a lot of the blame for bad performances on Maguire.
He made a number of high-profile mistakes last season and Erik ten Hag has preferred a centre-back pairing of Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez since his arrival in the summer.
And there have been reports that Man Utd boss Ten Hag would accept his departure with claims he could move on in the summer transfer window.
But former Man Utd defender Brown thinks Maguire could surprise people and get back in the team next season as “football is a crazy game”.
Brown told William Hill: “It’s a tough one. No one wants to leave Manchester United, but Erik ten Hag isn’t playing him as much anymore. It doesn’t look like he is going to be there in the starting 11 when everyone is fit.
“It will be a difficult decision, but things could turn around quickly, and he’ll be straight back in. Football is a crazy game! I think he’ll sit down in the summer with his people and have some big chats, they’ll talk it out and see what happens from there. I think it will be up to Harry in the end.
“He plays well for England; he’s come under a lot of stick the last couple of seasons and I think he has handled it quite well. It gets to the point where it is too much but that is modern football, you have to be able to handle it.
“Ultimately, he’ll be disappointed he hasn’t played as much but the manager has gone with different players. Personally, he’ll have to look at it and I’m sure the manager will want him to stay, but he’ll want to talk to him and determine if he is going to play more. From there it is his decision.
“When I was a player, Sir Alex Ferguson said he wanted me to stay and that I wouldn’t be playing as much, but they still needed me. Anything can happen, and you’ll be in. I just hope that he has those conversations with the manager because I think that Harry does need to play, he is not as bad of a player as everybody thinks.”
Brown also claims that Man Utd will win the Premier League in the next three seasons if they manage to complete the summer signings of Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.
Brown added: “If Manchester United sign Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, they…
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