TalkSPORT pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has praised Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire on Twitter for his performance for England against Ukraine on Saturday.
Gabby Agbonlahor has said that Manchester United defender Harry Maguire played very well for England against Ukraine.
The European Championship Qualifying Group C match between Ukraine and England on Saturday ended in a 1-1 draw.
Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko put Ukraine in the lead in the 26th minute.
Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker restored parity for England on 41 minutes.
Praise for Manchester United defender Harry Maguire for England vs Ukraine
Maguire started the match for England and played for the entire 90 minutes.
And former Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor was impressed.
Harry Maguire was linked with Aston Villa among other clubs in the summer transfer window.
West Ham United were reportedly close to signing the defender.
However, Maguire is still at Manchester United.
Harry Maguire performance review
It is hard to see Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag make much use of Maguire in the coming weeks and months.
However, there is no doubt that Maguire is a very good defender.
And he showed that in parts in an England shirt against Ukraine.
While Maguire could have done better for the goal that Ukraine scored, he made some very good challenges and interventions and stood strong under pressure.
The defender was a set-piece presence for England.
Maguire also showed good positional sense to cover the full-backs.
During his time on the pitch, the defender took three shots, had a pass accuracy of 95.2%, won four headers, took 109 touches, and made one tackle and one clearance.
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