Harry Maguire believes Manchester United’s problems have nothing to do with tactics and claimed the players are ‘not mentally focused’.
United boss Ruben Amorim described his team as “perhaps the worst in the club’s history” after their weekend defeat to Brighton.
The Portuguese made it clear today that he was referring to his own efforts since replacing Erik ten Hag in NovemberHowever, rather than criticizing the players, veteran defender Maguire insisted they should take their share of the blame.
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United have fallen behind in each of their last five league games and conceded the lead three times in five minutes.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League game against Rangers at Old Trafford, Maguire said: “If I could explain it we would change it straight away.”
“We have players who have won a lot of trophies in club football but we are not playing well enough as a team.
“We gave Brighton a goal. We talked about it before the game. The first goal against Nottingham Forest was a set piece – and against Bournemouth.
“These are not things that are a tactical problem. You have to be mentally ready to win a match. At the moment we can’t manage the small margins because we’re not mentally focused.”
Rangers will be a tough test – Maguire
A win against Rangers would almost secure United a place in the knockout rounds, but Maguire doesn’t expect an easy night against the men from north of the border.
He added: “We expect a tough game, we know they will come here and give everything they have and bring great support.”
“They did extremely well in the competition so we expect a tough game but we will focus on ourselves and make sure we perform well after the heavy defeat at the weekend.”
“We will go into the game confident that we can perform and get the three points.”
