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Rojo on Man Utd playing time: Solskjaer started Maguire over me due to his price tag

Marcos Rojo has said former Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer only started Harry Maguire because of his record price tag for a defender.

The England international became the most expensive defender of all time after he moved to United in the summer of 2019 for a record fee of €87.1m from fellow Premier League club Leicester City.

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"That year [2019], I was doing really well in England, I was playing in the Europa League," said Rojo, who now plays for Boca Juniors.