Harry Maguire entered in the last minutes Real Sociedad Vs Manchester United. The English central defender has turned into a forward, a duet with Cristiano Ronaldo.
That moment happened at the Anoeta, or the Reale Stadium which is its sponsor, in San Sebastian. Sociedad are home to Manchester United, who are leading 1-0 from 17 minutes thanks to the first goal from Alejandro Garnacho.
For MU, the 1-0 lead was not enough to try to qualify as group winners. They were also tempted to score further goals.
Harry Maguire becomes a forward
The Red Devils’ attempt to add to that goal resulted in Erik ten Hag making two changes in the 82nd minute. Previously, at 58 ‘, the tactician Manchester United he also made a couple more substitutions.
IS Harry Maguire and Fred are the last two changes of Erik ten Hag. They, in quick succession, came in for Garnacho and Christian Eriksen eight minutes before the dispersal.
Which then stole the attention, Maguire actually rushed to the front line. He apparently was tasked with being a striker, for a duet with Ronaldo who became the spearhead from the very first minutes.
In his minutes of action as a HM striker, Harry Maguire wasn’t just a target for the man with the ball on HM. On several occasions he has also been seen playing sideways to try and link the Red Devils’ attacks.
Whoscore noted, Maguire played for 8 minutes. He released two passes with a 50% success rate. Maguire also made three touches and won an aerial duel. Interestingly, there is also a scan of it.
However, in the end, the action Harry Maguire as a striker it is not enough to produce more goals for Manchester United. Man United took the 1-0 win, but Sociedad are still happy to qualify as group winners. MU qualified as runner-up in the group.
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