At Anfield, United lost 4-0 to Liverpool. The Manchester Evening News and Sky Sports both gave Maguire ultra-low scores, and the former also strongly criticized Manchester United players such as Maguire, Pogba and Bruno Fernandez.
United scored nine goals against Liverpool over two legs this season, giving United the second-largest aggregate score in the league history, second only to Sunderland in 1892-93 with a 0-11 aggregate score of two legs.
After the match, the Manchester Evening News gave the Manchester United players a low score collectively, and among the players who came out, only Sancho scored a passing score of 6 points, and Pogba, who left the game early, received 0 points, the newspaper commented, "He should not start and should not play for Manchester United again." ”
Of the five defenders on the floor, Phil Jones had the highest score of just three points, Dalot, Lindelof and Wan Bissaka all scored two points and Maguire scored just one.
The Manchester Evening News strongly criticised Maguire's performance, "He actually had the audacity to say that he still deserved his place." He was lured into The Liverpool Trap, quickly proving the opposite. He could have been substituted before Jones, which resulted in Mane scoring a third goal. ”
Among the midfielders, Bruno Fernandes also scored only two points, which the newspaper commented, "He is only world-class if the stadium is empty." Against a world-class team, he was like a spectator. ”
In Sky Sports' ratings, Maguire also scored the lowest score of 3 points, his centre-back partner Lindelof agreed to score 3 points, Phil Jones scored 5 points, and of the 14 players who played, only Sancho and Elanga scored 6 points.