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‘If it wasn’t for…’: Sky Sports pundit says £80m Manchester United player stopped Brentford hammering last night
Manchester United produced a pretty dismal performance at Brentford last night but somehow came away with a point.
A late goal from Mason Mount – his first for United – looked like it had snatched the three points for Erik ten Hag’s side against the run of play.
However, there was still time for Brentford to conjure up one more chance and Ivan Toney produced a brilliant piece of play to set up Kristoffer Ajer for a deserved equaliser.
In the end, it was just what Brentford deserved after peppering the United goal most of the night.
And speaking on Sky Sports comms during the game, Alan Smith picked out one United player who actually prevented things from being much worse.
Manchester United defender prevents Brentford hammering
Brentford were two touches off making it a record for touches in an opponents penalty area in the Premier League era. Such was their dominance.
In the end, some big blocks from a few United players, a couple of saves from Andre Onana, and the woodwork, helped United keep in the game.
And speaking about United’s defending on , former Arsenal striker Alan Smith suggested that if it wasn’t for Harry Maguire, things would have been much worse.
“If it wasn’t for Maguire being there you know it could have been a lot worse. He’s got some big headers in, made some big blocks. He really has helped keep things as they are,” Smith .
Harry Maguire showing his worth
While the likes of Marcus Rashford continue to struggle under the pressure at Old Trafford, you have to take your hat off to Harry Maguire.
The defender has been under pressure for a long time and it looked like Ten Hag would get rid of him at one point as well.
Instead, defender Maguire has buckled down and worked hard and last night he showed he can contribute.
Quite what the summer brings for Maguire remains to be seen. But he’s been ever reliable for United when he could easily have downed tools.
And for that, he deserves recognition.