Solskjaer urged to ditch ‘terrible’ Man Utd man who jeopardises colleagues Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should think about replacing the “terrible” Harry Maguire as Manchester United’s leading centre-back, according to one pundit. Maguire, who signed for £80million in 2018, has established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet. Indeed, the 27-year-old took the captain’s armband last January and has continued to be a leader among his teammates. However, such qualities do not shield him from criticism; United‘s defensive woes have come to the fore in recent matches Sheffield United and Everton. But while goalkeeper David de Gea has received flak on both occasions, ex-Red Devil Paul Parker has insisted that the focus should shift onto Maguire’s actions. In fact, amid talk that the England international needs a new centre-back partner, Parker has questioned whether Victor Lindelof should become the leading presence at the back. “Despite the position that Manchester United find themselves in the Premier League, they still need to strengthen in the transfer market this summer,” Parker told The Sun. “Regarding the centre-backs, people talk about bringing in a new partner for Harry Maguire, but I would look at bringing in two centre-backs, why can’t it be a player who comes in and plays alongside Victor Lindelof? “Harry Maguire is not a leader, he plays the game for himself, he sits way too deep, he dribbles for the sake of dribbling and runs himself into cul-de-sacs. “The goal against Sheffield United, he put David De Gea in a terrible position, and he made a terrible clearance which people then blamed the goalkeeper.” Parker added that he has always had a feeling of unease about Maguire. What’s more, he looked towards Luke Shaw’s improvement as an indicator that United need to bring in competition for the defender. Parker always unsure about Maguire “Sometimes you need to look at the build-up to see the mistakes,” the pundit added. “I have always been unsure about Maguire since the day Manchester United signed him. When they paid £80m, the club didn’t buy an £80m centre back, it was great business by Leicester. “Despite the position that Manchester United find themselves in the Premier League, they still need to strengthen in the transfer market this summer. “Bringing in competition for places always helps players to improve their game. You look at Luke Shaw this season, he has really upped his game since the signing of Alex Telles.” United return to action on Sunday when they face West Brom at the Hawthorns. READ MORE: Raiola reignites Solskjaer feud with latest Paul Pogba comments The post Solskjaer urged to ditch ‘terrible’ Man Utd man who jeopardises colleagues appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should think about replacing the “terrible” Harry Maguire as Manchester United’s leading centre-back, according to one pundit.

Maguire, who signed for £80million in 2018, has established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet.

Indeed, the 27-year-old took the captain’s armband last January and has continued to be a leader among his teammates.

However, such qualities do not shield him from criticism; United‘s defensive woes have come to the fore in recent matches Sheffield United and Everton.

But while goalkeeper David de Gea has received flak on both occasions, ex-Red Devil Paul Parker has insisted that the focus should shift onto Maguire’s actions.

In fact, amid talk that the England international needs a new centre-back partner, Parker has questioned whether Victor Lindelof should become the leading presence at the back.

“Despite the position that Manchester United find themselves in the Premier League, they still need to strengthen in the transfer market this summer,” Parker told The Sun.

“Regarding the centre-backs, people talk about bringing in a new partner for Harry Maguire, but I would look at bringing in two centre-backs, why can’t it be a player who comes in and plays alongside Victor Lindelof?

“Harry Maguire is not a leader, he plays the game for himself, he sits way too deep, he dribbles for the sake of dribbling and runs himself into cul-de-sacs.

“The goal against Sheffield United, he put David De Gea in a terrible position, and he made a terrible clearance which people then blamed the goalkeeper.”

Parker added that he has always had a feeling of unease about Maguire. What’s more, he looked towards Luke Shaw’s improvement as an indicator that United need to bring in competition for the defender.

Parker always unsure about Maguire

“Sometimes you need to look at the build-up to see the mistakes,” the pundit added.

“I have always been unsure about Maguire since the day Manchester United signed him. When they paid £80m, the club didn’t buy an £80m centre back, it was great business by Leicester.

“Despite the position that Manchester United find themselves in the Premier League, they still need to strengthen in the transfer market this summer.

“Bringing in competition for places always helps players to improve their game. You look at Luke Shaw this season, he has really upped his game since the signing of Alex Telles.”

United return to action on Sunday when they face West Brom at the Hawthorns.

READ MORE: Raiola reignites Solskjaer feud with latest Paul Pogba comments

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