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He’s good in the air, strong in the tackle and leads by example, but he’s also comfortable bringing the ball out of defence and starting attacks, which he puts down to the influence of legendary former Red Rio Ferdinand.
In a special episode of Box to Box, powered by HCL Technologies, the current Reds captain discusses his transition from midfielder to defender, and also cites John Terry as another player he looked up to.
But it was Rio – and his penchant for picking out line-breaking passes – that really caught Harry’s imagination when he was learning his trade.
“I’ve always looked up to two centre-backs really: John Terry and Rio Ferdinand,” Maguire told host Statman Dave.