Manchester United emerged victorious against Everton.
Michael Carrick’s side got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with Benjamin Sesko once again coming off the bench to score a crucial goal.
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It was another important cameo from a summer signing but at the other end United still had work to do as Everton laid siege to Sené Lamenz’s goal.
Maguire is majestic
After a lackluster first half, the home side began to get physical, knocking ten corners into the box and crowding the six-yard box.
Lamence performed well but was well protected by a strong backline led by the towering Harry Maguire.
The Englishman rose to the challenge, rejecting Everton’s tactics and making a game-leading ten clearances, more than twice as many as any of his team-mates.
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In the match-mode description, he did not make a single block, interception or tackle.
combat performance
Unsurprisingly, Maguire has been involved in a lot of duels, taking part in 12 – only Casemiro has attempted more.
The centre-back came out on top nine times, winning two of the three ground duels he took part in and seven of the nine aerial duels.
The 32-year-old is a regular goalscoring threat for the Red Devils but he didn’t get the chance tonight.
In terms of possession, only Matheus Cunha has a lower passing success rate than Maguire, whose game is more utilitarian than creative.
43 of his 55 passes found his opponent, with a success rate of 78%, while only 2 of his 11 long passes were accurate.
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Harry Maguire vs Everton
It may not have been his most polished performance, but his ultimate task is to defend the goal and no one did it better than Maguire tonight.
Statistics are taken from soapcore.
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