Manchester United transfer plans might have changed because of Harry Maguire

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 freePaul Scholes wants Manchester United to sign a 'dominant' centre-back partner for Harry Maguire in the summer to compete for the Premier League title next season.United climbed back up to second-place in the table with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United at Old Trafford. It took a while for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side to get going but Marcus Rashford found the back of the net on 30 minutes to give the hosts the advantage.

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 freePaul Scholes does not believe Manchester United will be able to seriously challenge for the 'top trophies' until they solve their defensive issues.Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof have been Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's two primary central defenders so far this season but both men have faced criticism of late.United have the 10th worst defensive record in the top-flight and Scholes believes United's defensive shortcomings are also affecting their attack.Prior

straight to your inbox every day for freeLuke Shaw has praised Amad's impact on training at Manchester United.The young winger completed his move to United from Atalanta in January and made his debut off the bench in the 4-0 Europa League win over Real Sociedad on Thursday.Despite mainly playing for the under-23s since his move, the 18-year-old has taken part in first-team training and Shaw has been impressed with what he has seen.Speaking to Sky Sports, Shaw revealed that Harry Maguire had

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United’s failures against West Brom were largely to do with the attack, which struggled to break down a team which had shipped a whopping 24 goals in its previous six home Premier League matches.This time - unlike in the reverse fixture on November 21 - they were not bailed out by the awarding of a penalty, despite Harry Maguire’s protests.United have made a bad habit of falling behind away from home - and while their unbeaten league run was

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Monday, February 15.Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire had a huge claim for a penalty overturned in Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Brom. The United captain went down after a challenge from Semi Ajayi, with referee Craig Pawson initially pointing to the spot.

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 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 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 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 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 freeIf he had not used his final substitution Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might have been tempted to send himself on and pillage four goals."Get more goals. Ten minutes," Solskjaer shouted in the 81st minute.

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