Dwight Yorke has praised Harry Maguire’s ‘courage’ in transforming his status at Manchester United - before taking a swipe at the way Erik Ten Hag handled the defender during the summer.
Having almost left the club when he was stripped of the captaincy by Ten Hag, Maguire has undergone a resurgence in the past two months with eight straight starts in all competitions.
The centre-half is now Ten Hag’s preferred option to Raphael Varane, with Yorke both impressed by his resilience and also bemused by the manager’s willingness to let him leave amid interest from West Ham.