‘It sums up his last four to six weeks. Terrible time for him’: Gary Neville laments Harry Maguire’s red card against Denmark as Manchester United captain’s woes continued on England duty
- Gary Neville has lamented Harry Maguire’s red for England against Denmark
- The Manchester United captain was sent off for a reckless challenge at Wembley
- United icon Neville said the red card ‘sums up his last four to six weeks’
- Maguire has had a poor start to the season for both his club and country
Gary Neville has lamented Harry Maguire’s red card on England duty as the Manchester United captain’s torrid start to the season continued on Wednesday evening.
England boss Gareth Southgate named the £85m defender in his starting eleven for the UEFA Nations League tie with Denmark, following on from his display in the 2-1 win over Belgium on Sunday.
But Maguire was sent for an early bath in the first half after committing two clumsy challenges on Kasper Dolberg, with referee Jesus Manzano brandishing a second yellow and reducing England to ten men.
Gary Neville has lamented Harry Maguire’s red card as the United captain’s woes continued
The £85m defender was dismissed for a reckless challenge on Kasper Dolberg at Wembley
It piles more misery on the former Leicester man, who has endured a poor opening to the 2020-21 campaign with the Red Devils, having featured in the 6-1 hammering to Spurs before the international break.
And United icon Neville has lamented Maguire’s latest woe, reflecting that it has been a ‘terrible time for him’.
‘It sums up his last four to six weeks,’ Neville said on Sky Sports. ‘Terrible time for him.
The dismissal further extends Maguire’s torrid start to the 2020-21 campaign on the pitch
I thought he was lucky with the first challenge. In between a yellow and a red. That one was scruffy play from him. That touch, really slack. And the follow through as well.
‘He made one mistake, don’t make the second. The touch lets him down and that follow through. He’s got nowhere to go with it, the Spanish referee.’
Shortly after Maguire’s dismissal, England conceded to the visitors, with Christian Eriksen slotting home a penalty after Manzano deemed that Kyle Walker had committed a foul in the 18-yard box.
