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Harry Maguire has said he is ‘sick’ of Manchester United’s poor form because they have a better group of players than last season when they finished runners-up in the Premier League.
Maguire, 28, should return for United’s FA Cup third-round tie against Aston Villa on Sunday with interim manager Ralf Rangnick already under pressure following a defeat against Wolves that left them seventh in the league and 22 points behind leaders Manchester City.
United were considered title challengers after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the summer with Daniel James the only senior player to leave permanently and Andreas Pereira and Brandon Williams going out on loan.
Harry Maguire has said he is ‘sick’ of Manchester United’s poor run of form this season
‘We are letting the fans down and have to come out fighting,’ admitted the United captain. ‘This team finished second last year. We’ve a bigger and better squad this year so we have to show the right attitude. We have big players in the team, leaders. I am sick of repeating myself, but it can’t continue like this. We need to go on a proper run, starting Monday.
‘I’ve obviously seen a lot of criticism and a lot of it is absolutely correct. From what the fans and ex-players have said, we get it. A lot of it is justified and we all have to take massive responsibility, myself as captain as much as anyone, if not more. We need to start
