Comparing Man Utd's record with and without Harry Maguire since 2020-21
Harry Maguire has become a figure of ridicule at Manchester United over the past 12 months, so we decided to investigate the difference in United's results with and without the defender.
To the naked eye, United's defense without Maguire looks more solid and well-structured, despite the England international's accomplishments as a player.
And the England defender has been dropped from the starting XI by new United boss Erik ten Hag on several occasions this season, coinciding with an improvement in club form.
It was left to Gareth Southgate, Maguire's coach at international level, to defend the player and show faith ahead of this fall's World Cup.
"You always have to back up your judgment and we think he's an important player," said Southgate, who joked that he was putting "whatever my reputation" on the line by picking Maguire.
p>"If we thought there were experienced players ready to step in and play at a higher level than him, there would be a different consideration and in certain positions there would be a different level of competition that way ."
Despite the backing of the England manager, it feels like Maguire faces a long road back to Old Trafford and could be better served to find a new club in the January transfer window.
But do the stats back that up? We've taken a look at United's record with and without him since the start of the 2020-21 season to see how they get along when he's not around.
Note: stats are from all competitions.
With MaguirePlayed: 87 Won: 46 Drawn: 17 Lost: 27
Goals for: 160Goals per game: 1.84Goals against: 115Goals against per game: 1.32
Points per game: 1.78Win rate: 52.8%Loss rate: 31.0%
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Without MaguirePlayed: 29 Won: 14 Drawn: 10 Lost: 5
Goals for: 41Goals per game: 1.41Goals against: 25Goals against per game: 0.86
Points per game: 1.79Win rate: 48.3%Loss rate: 17.2%
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Harry Maguire has become a figure of ridicule at Manchester United over the past 12 months, so we decided to investigate the difference in United's results with and without the defender.
To the naked eye, United's defense without Maguire looks more solid and well-structured, despite the England international's accomplishments as a player.
And the England defender has been dropped from the starting XI by new United boss Erik ten Hag on several occasions this season, coinciding with an improvement in club form.
It was left to Gareth Southgate, Maguire's coach at international level, to defend the player and show faith ahead of this fall's World Cup.
"You always have to back up your judgment and we think he's an important player," said Southgate, who joked that he was putting "whatever my reputation" on the line by picking Maguire.
p>"If we thought there were experienced players ready to step in and play at a higher level than him, there would be a different consideration and in certain positions there would be a different level of competition that way ."
Despite the backing of the England manager, it feels like Maguire faces a long road back to Old Trafford and could be better served to find a new club in the January transfer window.
But do the stats back that up? We've taken a look at United's record with and without him since the start of the 2020-21 season to see how they get along when he's not around.
Note: stats are from all competitions.
With MaguirePlayed: 87 Won: 46 Drawn: 17 Lost: 27
Goals for: 160Goals per game: 1.84Goals against: 115Goals against per game: 1.32
Points per game: 1.78Win rate: 52.8%Loss rate: 31.0%
READ: Ranking the 16 signings Man Utd have made under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Without MaguirePlayed: 29 Won: 14 Drawn: 10 Lost: 5
Goals for: 41Goals per game: 1.41Goals against: 25Goals against per game: 0.86
Points per game: 1.79Win rate: 48.3%Loss rate: 17.2%
READ MORE: Ranking Jose Mourinho's 11 signings for Man Utd from worst to best
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