Manchester United player ratings: David de Gea good but Harry Maguire poor vs West Brom

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's goalscoring frustrations threatened to boil over during an exchange of invective between Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire.In the 69th minute of United's third successive goalless draw at Crystal Palace, Maguire attempted to maintain pressure by lobbing the ball forward to Rashford but he was flagged offside.Maguire could be heard telling Rashford to 'f-----g stay onside' and Rashford did not hold back with his reply as United fell 14

straight to your inbox every day for freeReferee Stuart Attwell admitted to Harry Maguire that it would have been controversial for him to award Manchester United a penalty against Chelsea. That is according to United defender Luke Shaw, who revealed the details of a first-half conversation between the official and the United captain.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaGreat save from Hakim Ziyech, particularly as he was moving in the opposite direction, in one of the game's key moments. 8Aaron Wan-BissakaRegressing.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited to see Mason Greenwood possibly operate as a central striker after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to his team to face Chelsea.David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford have all come back into the starting XI. The biggest omission is up front, with Anthony Martial named as a substitute despite the absence of Edinson Cavani through injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Real Sociedad's start against Manchester United vindicated his decision to field a stronger team than widely predicted.Despite having a 4-0 aggregate lead in their Europa League round-of-32 tie, United made just four changes - one fewer than for the first leg - in the goalless draw at Old Trafford.Solskjaer rested David de Gea, Luke Shaw and captain Harry Maguire but named Bruno Fernandes as captain and Aaron Wan-Bissaka made

straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire has been praised by Manchester United fans for the encouraging gesture he made towards Shola Shoretire on his Premier League debut. The 17-year-old academy prospect was summoned from the bench by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the closing stages of Sunday night's 3-1 victory against Newcastle United.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has claimed he'd play Michael Keane ahead of Harry Maguire for England as he's in much better form at the moment.United's defence - their goalkeeper and centre-back pairing in particular - has been scrutinised of late, with many questioning whether Maguire and Victor Lindelof is a solid enough axis to lead a genuine title charge.And Maguire is of the opinion that the Everton defender Keane, who United sold for just £2million in 2015, is

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher believes that Paul Tierney was right to not award a penalty or issue a red card for Harry Maguire's block on Jamaal Lascelles.Just three minutes into Manchester United's 3-1 win over Newcastle United, Maguire moved to block off Lascelles' run into the penalty area.Maguire's arm was lifted towards Lascelles' chest and he glanced over his shoulder before contacting the Newcastle defender.There were plenty of

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaHad an unconvincing start but saved well when called upon at 1-1 in both halves. One of the steadier ones at the back.

straight to your inbox every day for freeArsenal legend Ian Wright said there was nothing wrong with West Bromwich Albion's opener against Manchester United - and that Mbaye Diagne simply "bullied" the visiting defence. Albion took a shock lead inside two minutes at The Hawthorns when Diagne got the better of United centre-back Victor Lindelof and powered a header past David de Gea.

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 freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer accused the Video Assistant Referee Jon Moss of 'sleeping' during the second-half of Manchester United's draw with West Brom.Match referee Craig Pawson awarded Harry Maguire a second-half penalty but replays showed Maguire was stood in an offside position.

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 freeManchester United youngster Teden Mengi has revealed the most vocal members of the club’s first-team WhatsApp chat are Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba. Mengi joined Derby County on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season on transfer deadline day earlier this month.

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 freeThere are only two events that draw Richard Hartis into the technical area during a game: when he raises the electronic board to signal a substitution and when Manchester United have a set-piece to defend.Hartis's advice appears so unremarkable it renders his instructions redundant, although just about every utterance from a coach in crowdless stadiums is like differentiating between bird calls.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEric Bailly could return for Manchester United in their FA Cup fifth round tie with West Ham on Tuesday night.Bailly, 26, has not played since the 2-1 win at Fulham three weeks ago and missed four of the last five games.Paul Pogba's muscular injury that forced him off before half-time against Everton on Saturday was due to be assessed before the end of the weekend but he is unlikely to be available.Harry Maguire has played in all but two of United's games

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.