Manchester United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that his staff actually missed Harry Maguire in Thursday night time’s 4-2 defeat in opposition to Liverpool at Previous Trafford, the place the influential midfielder and captain is once more lacking with an ankle harm.
Maguire, who’s a giant doubt for the Europa League remaining in opposition to Villarreal later this month, had beforehand been a continuing presence for United within the Premier League earlier than struggling ligament accidents late in final Sunday’s win over Aston Villa.
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Maguire was seen with crutches when Man Utd performed Leicester earlier this week Pool / Getty Photos
Solskjaer lined up with Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly within the skipper’s absence when Liverpool got here to city and it was clear that the protection lacked management and cohesion.
“Harry has been very vital to us. He has been nice since he got here to the membership. In fact we are going to miss him. However he’s out so now we have to take care of it, Solskjaer says to Sky Sports activities.
“We now have sufficient good gamers to find a way to try this. So now it is about regrouping and beginning to construct our confidence and momentum once more. ”
United have lengthy targeted on a brand new midfielder earlier than the summer time switch window, with Villarreal’s Pau Torres and Sevilla’s Jules Kounde amongst the very best choices, and Maguire’s absence has additional served to focus on an absence of depth in central protection.
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The targets that United conceded in opposition to Liverpool had been disappointing and avoidable and Solskjaer conceded that his staff was in the end the architects of their very own “downfall” at night time.
“[Liverpool] deserved the victory. We conceded targets at vital moments within the recreation, simply earlier than half time, simply after the second half began and naturally in the direction of the top, “he defined.
“We didn’t construct on our pace or break their pace. We actually gave them three targets. We scored once more and we had pace, we had a enormous double probability, however vital moments went in opposition to us. Their type and their strain is superb. however we created our personal doom. ”
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