Harry Maguire pinpoints biggest Manchester United weakness vs Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHarry Maguire blamed Manchester United's inability to keep the ball for their disastrous second-half display at the Etihad. United were 2-1 down to City at the interval but turned in a woeful performance after the break, never threatening Ederson and conceding twice more to suffer a humiliating derby defeat.
Maguire felt United had been the better side in the first half but bemoaned their ability to hold onto possession as a major weakness after the break. READ MORE: United player ratings vs Man City That is best summed up by City enjoying 92% of the ball in the final quarter of an hour, when United were supposed to be chasing the game. “It’s a disappointing result for the players, for the club, for the fans, for everyone involved.
We come into these games full of emotion, we give everything, work tirelessly in preparation, had great belief we could come here and get a result," Maguire told MUTV. “The game was 50/50 first half, very disappointed to go in 2-1 down, I felt the game was edged toward ourselves.
We could take the positives into the second half but we haven’t performed. "When we had the ball we gave it them back far too easy, we weren’t clean enough in our passing and when we did have chances to hurt them we weren’t clinical enough.
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