Why Man United’s fans are furious with Harry Maguire’s post-Liverpool comments
Manchester United’s supporters have taken to Twitter in numbers on Sunday evening, to take aim at club captain Harry Maguire.
Salah leads rout
The Red Devils were of course back in action earlier today.
After slipping a full eight points adrift of table-topping Chelsea in the Premier League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men welcomed arch rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford, eyeing a bounce-back result.
Unfortunately for United, however, such hopes were quickly brought to an end by an absolutely rampant Liverpool outfit.
Owing to a Mohamed Salah hat-trick, and further strikes on the part of Naby Keita and Diogo Jota, the visitors ultimately departed Manchester with all three points courtesy of a dominant 5-0 victory.
Mo Salah has written his name in history yet again 🤯
The first Liverpool hat-trick at Old Trafford since November 1936.
Man United go 5-0 down in the second half.
Watch the match here 📺 https://t.co/KAoD7341Cx#OptusSport #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/pp2Sq2MMkH
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) October 24, 2021
‘Shouldn’t be captain’
In turn, in the aftermath of Sunday’s marquee clash, it should come as little surprise to hear of a whole host of Manchester United’s stars being singled out for criticism.
As alluded to above, though, condemnation of one such individual did not come due to his latest efforts on the pitch.
The player in question? Harry Maguire.
Speaking in his post-match interview this evening, stopper Maguire was not shy in letting his emotions show, speaking from the heart regarding another difficult day in the history of such a great club.
One comment in particular put forth by the Red Devils captain, however, has since caused quite a star amongst the United faithful:
‘I’m here because I have to be here’, Maguire explained, presumably in reference to taking his place in front of the media in the game’s aftermath:
“I’m here because I have to be here.” 😳 pic.twitter.com/WNYzXSBXJn
— United Peoples TV (@UnitedPeoplesTV) October 24, 2021
Whatever the context, though, the statement has since gone down like a lead balloon, with just some of the enraged social media reaction showcased below:
He shouldn’t be captain if he can’t take ownership on or off the field
— Sean Doyle (@SeanDoyle1984) October 24, 2021
After having a bit of time to digest, watching the game, post match interviews…
Maguire’s interview was ridiculous, I’m only here because I have to be ?
Show some fight, don’t act like a coward… no excuses for today but moving forward our actions will speak louder than words👊🏻— Pat Mustard’s Back Up (@Pat_Mustard2) October 24, 2021
Worst captain in the history of the club. Isn’t even worth £10m
— ⚡B.L.A.C.K.–.C.H.Y.L.D⚡ (@ogba_SAEED) October 24, 2021
I have to say that @HarryMaguire93 post match interview was about the weakest I’ve ever seen. Embarrassing from a club captain 😳 “I’m here because I have to be here” #ManUtd #ManchesterUnited pic.twitter.com/C0iGTMaiQu
— Daniel Smith 🔰 (@Danjel_Smjth) October 24, 2021
what a disgrace by Harry Maguire to say ‘I’m here because I have to be here’. I’m stunned. Absolute shambles this club is in man. The work ole has done is slowly crumbling away. He needs to resign asap.
And now on that note, I’m actually going to bed👍🏼
— ☄️ (@PauIP6) October 24, 2021
@HarryMaguire93 ‘I’m here because I have to be’ you’re there because you are captain and should be fucking counting your chickens you are because your performances don’t warrant that armband lad
— Stefan Sales (@stefansales1) October 24, 2021
Still not over that shite excuse of a post-match interview by @HarryMaguire93. ‘I’m here because I have to be here’. What an utter shithouse.
— Andrew Maksymowski (@Maskyy) October 24, 2021
Maguire in his interview saying “I’m here because I have to be here” he’s the captain of man utd.. that’s just embarrassing. He’s not a leader at all, never takes any responsibility and can’t organise his defence
— Connor McKiniry (@Mckinty20) October 24, 2021
Did Maguire really said “I’m here because I have to be here” in his post-match interview?
That’s the Manchester United captain…🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
— Pog_Han (@zawhan03) October 24, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 9 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 9 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Arsenal FC | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Brentford FC | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford FC | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | -21 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 4 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| Hwang, Hee-chan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 4 |
| Greenwood, Mason | Manchester United | 4 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 3 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 3 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 3 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 5 |
| Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 2 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 3 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Cooper, Liam | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 3 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 3 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 0 | 3 |
| Saiss, Romain | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 2 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 2 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 2 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 2 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 2 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 2 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 2 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Grealish, Jack | Manchester City | 2 |
