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Maguire unfazed by £80m Man Utd price tag & tells critics: Judge me in five or six years

The England international is now the most expensive defender in world football, but hopes to be given time to live up to that billing at Old Trafford

Harry Maguire does not consider a record-breaking £80 million ($98m) price tag to be a burden but wants to be given at least five years at Manchester United before judgement is passed on his value.

His move to Old Trafford made the England international the most expensive defender in world football, with the expectation being that the 26-year-old now justifies the considerable faith shown in him.