Ahead of United's match against Southampton, interim manager Rangnick sided with captain Maguire, saying he would soon find his best form. But the performance in the game showed that England's £80 million Iron Guard was still in the worst condition. Maguire was teased by his opponents in the game, was cleanly and neatly eliminated many times, and finally did not encounter the "red dot package", which was considered to be the referee's mercy.
Lonnick insisted That Maguire played at a high level after his comeback against West Ham: "He came back and played very well against West Ham and I'm pretty sure he could play at the same level against Southampton. When we're visiting Burnley, we can really do a better job of defending against each other and shouldn't let them play counter-attacks, and Harry (Maguire) and Scott (McTomine) defendIng Wegghorst shouldn't have allowed him to break through the straight.
Maguire's defence was even more humiliating at home against Southampton, especially in the second half, when he was twice swept away by a breakthrough by Saints striker Armando Broa, nearly conceding a goal.
First, in the 68th minute, Southampton's direct pass from the right, Broia easily overwhelmed Maguire with speed, directly facing goalkeeper De Gea, fortunately he hesitated between passes, picked the ball offside, and United escaped the disaster.
In the 88th minute, Maguire made up for the right side, this time his turn was slow and the short board was exposed, and he was easily freed by Broia, and the Manchester United captain stretched his back and tried to come to a dragon swing tail defense, which of course kicked the air and was thrown away by the opponent, but his teammates helped him make up the pot and delayed the opponent's attack.
Manchester United fans were particularly unhappy with Maguire's defence: "No-look defence? Cows turn around faster than Maguire!" As Broia is a Chelsea academy player, Blues fans are also elated: "The 20-year-old Broya left Maguire with no power to fight back (on ropes)!"
A minute later, Maguire was again so upset that he knocked down Broa in the penalty area, and after the other side fell to the ground, the England centre-back even stepped on his calf. The referee and VAR believed it was unintentional and there was no penalty. If the referee is more truthful, this could be a red card plus penalty action.
Manchester United manager Ronnick admitted after the game that there was something wrong with the team's defence: "Unfortunately, similar to the last two games, the first half was very good, or the first half of the game, we played the pre-match deployment tactics, through the counterattack, to impact the space behind the opponent. We create chances and score a beautiful goal. Then we suddenly stopped, and by the end of the first half we had started doing nothing, and the second half was even more sluggish. In the last 20 minutes of the game, we had constant defensive problems and their opponents took the opportunity between attack and defense to score a goal."
Maguire's only bright spot in the game was a scramble for a header up front, where he twice grabbed a drop in a set-piece and nearly scored. But as a centre-back, defending is the job, and Maguire's performance has made Manchester United fans appeal that Lonnick should reuse Swedish captain Lindelev to partner with Varane. But Lonnick also has bitterness, just like his predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Maguire is a player introduced with a record transfer fee of 80 million pounds, or the captain of the club, and the hasty abandonment will inevitably cause locker room turmoil.