Defeated by Tottenham, Man United finds a replacement for Harry Maguire

DBasia.news – English Premier League football giants, Manchester United might want to find a replacement for Harry Maguire instead of fighting for Jadon Sancho after they were humiliated by Tottenham Hotspur.

The hosts took the lead from Bruno Fernandes’ penalty in the second minute, United were powerless to stem Jose Mourinho’s Spurs play until they created six goals from two goals from Son Heung-min (7 ’37’), Harry Kane (30 ’79’ penalty), and goals from Tanguy Ndombele (4 ‘) and Serge Aurier (51’).

Apart from the red card received by Anthony Martial in the first half after slapping Erik Lamela, Man United’s game also did not show any indication that they could score the second goal in the match (no enthusiasm to play).

This can be seen when Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire, two center-backs played by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, made blunders that led to goals.

Maguire failed to clear the ball perfectly until Ndombele scored an equalizer, while Bailly failed to pass the ball until it was taken by the Spurs player who scored from Kane’s feet.

Man United are currently in 16th place with three points from the three matches that have taken place, scoring five goals and conceding 11 goals. Bailly-Maguire’s poor coordination has further emphasized the severity of United’s defense.

Looking at data from Squawka for the first time since December 2018, two of United’s center-backs made blunders in the same match and resulted in goals. There has been no change in the way United have been defending even though Solskjaer has replaced Victor Lindelof with Bailly as Maguire’s partner.

The player has been highlighted for his status as United captain and the world’s most expensive defender at 80 million pounds. United recruited Maguire in 2019 from Leicester City.

As a result, United’s defense has become the spotlight of fans and football pundits. One of them is questioning the club’s transfer policy ahead of the deadline. Instead of fixing the back line by recruiting new quality center-backs, United brought in Edinson Cavani.

“Can Cavani play at center back?” wrote Charlotte Duncker, Man United correspondent at Goal. United have only recruited Donny van de Beek (midfielder) from Ajax Amsterdam. Nearby they are rumored to be bringing in Cavani and Alex Telles.

Telles (27 years old) was originally a defender but he is not a center-back but a left-back who incidentally has Brandon Williams and Luke Shaw in that position. Conceded 11 goals in the first three Premier League games is clearly a serious warning for United.  t–> �?^=�