HARRY MAGUIRE told his team-mates to woody with the unit of playing for Manchester United — conscionable similar David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.
The Red Devils are feeling the vigor amid a woeful tally of 2 wins successful their past 8 matches.
United person besides suffered 4 defeats successful their past 5 games astatine Old Trafford.
Yet Maguire called connected Ruben Amorim’s broadside to measurement up similar Rooney and Becks — starting against Rangers contiguous successful the Europa League.
The pair, both England captains during their careers, suffered plentifulness of instrumentality for nine and state but ne'er hid as they became greats.
Maguire said: “I look at the likes of Wayne Rooney and David Beckham. They had a ample magnitude of scrutiny connected them and were world-class players.
“If it tin hap to them, it tin hap to anybody. It’s conscionable portion and parcel of playing for this nine — it’s a huge honour.
“When you’re playing for this club, there’s a batch of scrutiny connected the players and you get targeted.
“You’ve got to take the work on. We person players who person played galore games internationally and besides won tons of trophies.
“But we’re conscionable not playing good capable arsenic a squad astatine the moment.
“I tin lone support going connected astir it. We’ve got to instrumentality responsibility.”
Fellow defender Matthijs de Ligt played for Ajax, Juventus and Bayern Munich.
My 16-year-old member volition beryllium adjacent amended than Wayne Rooney astatine Man Utd
And the Dutchman reckons the heat is hotter astatine United than astatine immoderate different club.
But erstwhile skipper Maguire added: “We indispensable halt looking for excuses.”
Victory for United would boost their hopes of sealing a last-16 Europa League spot.
Maguire was axed arsenic skipper by ex-boss Erik 10 Hag but battled his mode backmost into the archetypal team.
Joshua Zirkzee has been made a scapegoat by immoderate United fans but Maguire added: “Josh’s a bully player.
“You person conscionable got to bring that belief and assurance retired successful yourself.”