Barcelona defender Gerard Pique hopes that Manchester United’s signing of Harry Maguire can help his former club become Premier League title challengers once more.
Maguire became the world’s most expensive defender when he moved to Old Trafford from Leicester in an £80 million ($97m) deal earlier this month.
Pique believes Maguire’s arrival could have a similar transformative affect to that of Rio Ferdinand when he moved to Old Trafford from Leeds in 2001, as the club chase a first league title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
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Ferdinand went on to become the bedrock of the United defence for more than a decade, helping the club win six Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.