Harry Maguire hits back at Manchester United leadership critics

straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire's position on the pitch - offside or not - would not have mattered had referee Craig Pawson decided to stick with his original decision to award Manchester United a penalty against West Brom.With the scores level at 1-1, Maguire went down in the box under a challenge from Semi Ajayi as he vied to get on the end of a free-kick in the second half.Pawson pointed to the spot before overturning his decision after re-watching the incident on a

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Monday, February 15.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has accused the Video Assistant Referee Jon Moss of 'sleeping' in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.The struggling Baggies took an early lead over United through new signing Mbaye Diagne, before Bruno Fernandes levelled the match before half-time.Referee Craig Pawson then awarded United a penalty in the second half when Harry Maguire went down in

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaRooted to his line for Mbaye Diagne's goal but then denied the striker as well. Magnificent goalkeeping to to thwart Diagne twice in as many seconds.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGraeme Souness said Manchester United's performance against West Brom was "exceptionally poor", dismissing Harry Maguire's claims about the difficulty of facing the Baggies on their own patch.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side dropped more points in the Premier League as they drew 1-1 against Sam Allardyce's side. After a poor start that saw United go 1-0 down after 90 seconds, Bruno Fernandes pulled his side level just before the break.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJamie Carragher has admitted he holds sympathy for Harry Maguire for his role in Everton's equaliser against Manchester United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side drew 3-3 with Everton on Saturday, conceding in the 95th minute to Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The goal came after a late free-kick wasn't cleared and the Everton striker latched onto the ball ahead of David de Gea to net a dramatic equaliser.

straight to your inbox every day for free When Manchester United spent £80million on Harry Maguire in the summer of 2019 they probably didn't expect another world-class centre back to be considered the answer to their problems barely 12 months later. But that was the case early on this season, when Maguire was struggling for form and his partnership with Victor Lindelof was failing to convince.

straight to your inbox every day for free Harry Maguire believes the complete performances of Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have been a huge factor in Manchester United's recent run of form.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer urged his Manchester United side to go out and score more goals in the second-half during their 9-0 thrashing of Southampton in the Premier League.United were ruthless on Tuesday night and found themselves 4-0 up at half-time as they ripped Ralph Hasenhuttl's side apart.Goals from Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani and an own-goal from Jan Bednarek moved United into a comfortable lead as they took full advantage of

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed the match delegate for Manchester United's defeat to Sheffield United concluded the referee was wrong to let Kean Bryan's opening goal stand and disallow Anthony Martial's equaliser.Bryan nodded in from a corner to give the bottom side the lead in the first-half but replays showed Billy Sharp nudged United goalkeeper David de Gea, beaten in the air by Bryan.Later in the first half, Harry Maguire challenged Aaron Ramsdale

straight to your inbox every day for free Pundits have criticised Manchester United for their defending in the defeat to Sheffield United on Tuesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Thursday, January 28.Manchester United were beaten at home to rock-bottom side Sheffield United yesterday evening at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Premier League referee Peter Walton explained that the VAR couldn't review Anthony Martial's disallowed goal against Sheffield United because referee Peter Bankes had blown for a foul before the ball crossed the line.Manchester United fans were left furious after Harry Maguire was adjudged to have fouled Aaron Ramsdale before Martial turned the loose ball into the net.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have included David de Gea, Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial in their side to face Sheffield United tonight (8.15pm UK time kick off).Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made six changes to the side that started the game against Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday, with Bruno Fernandes, Nemanja Matic and Alex Telles also coming in to the team.Eric Bailly misses out completely, as Tuanzebe plays at centre-back alongside Harry Maguire.

straight to your inbox every day for free Victor Lindelof is back in the Manchester United squad for the FA Cup fourth round tie with Liverpool. Lindelof, 26, has missed five of the last seven games as United continue to manage the back injury he sustained playing on the plastic pitch of Den Haag's stadium in a goalless Europa League draw with AZ Alkmaar 15 months ago.

straight to your inbox every day for freeVictor Lindelof is set to return for Manchester United in their FA Cup fourth round tie with Liverpool on Sunday.Lindelof, 26, has missed five of the last seven games as United continue to manage the back injury he sustained playing on the plastic pitch of Den Haag's stadium in a goalless Europa League draw with AZ Alkmaar 15 months ago.Eric Bailly partnered Harry Maguire again in United's 2-1 win at Fulham on Wednesday night and the club decided to