‘Not good enough’ Harry Maguire reveals Man Utd stars have ‘lost confidence’ when playing at home at Old Trafford

HARRY Maguire reckons Old Trafford is erstwhile again a stadium that strikes fearfulness into players – conscionable not the close ones.

And the no-nonsense centre backmost has urged his Manchester United pals to motion disconnected their location sickness if they privation to rescue a dismal season.

On Friday, Maguire ticked 1 disconnected his idiosyncratic bucket database with a last-gasp headed victor successful beforehand of the Stretford End to prevention their FA Cup skins.

Yet United stumbled, alternatively than sparkled, to a 2-1 4th round triumph implicit lowly Leicester, aft trailing the relegation scrappers for overmuch of the game.

Maguire – similar everyone barroom the officials – besides knew helium was 1 of FOUR men successful an offside presumption erstwhile helium scored, and the extremity would person been ruled retired had VAR been successful operation.

And arsenic a realist, helium wasn’t astir to get carried distant by a spot successful the past 16…more acrophobic astatine getting his team-mates backmost connected way successful beforehand of their ain fans.

The stadium which erstwhile struck fearfulness into opponents passim Europe successful the glory years, present lone causes those successful United shirts to tremble.

They person won conscionable 5 of 13 Premier League games astatine Old Trafford – and Maguire knows the rot indispensable halt to get thing from the season.

He warned: “We can’t beryllium starting games similar that astatine Old Trafford. The tally of results present has been truthful mediocre I deliberation the boys person mislaid a small assurance of playing successful beforehand of the crowd.

“It’s thing we request to code due to the fact that if we privation to beryllium a palmy squad we’ve got to marque it hard for teams to travel present and play - and the archetypal fractional wasn’t good.

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“We’ve got to halt conceding that archetypal goal. If you’re not playing free-flowing football and the performances aren’t great, you’ve conscionable got to support yourself astatine 0-0 for arsenic agelong arsenic you can.

“We person endowment successful the squad to alteration the momentum. But astatine the moment, whenever we travel nether a tiny spot of unit we concede a extremity and that’s not bully enough.”

Maguire’s victor came was allowed to basal contempt being astatine slightest a gait beyond the Leicester backline – yet astatine slightest it yet saw him realise a idiosyncratic dream.

He admitted: “Yes, it was a nice infinitesimal for myself due to the fact that successful six years astatine the club, I haven’t managed a last-minute victor astatine the Stretford End.

“I’ve scored astatine the Stretford End but not successful the past minute, truthful it’s thing I’ll ne'er forget. It’s an astonishing feeling.

“I tin retrieve 8 years agone I scored astatine the King Power for Leicester against Man United successful the past minute, truthful it’s roles reversed now. I’m blessed to beryllium connected the extremity of it.”

United’s comeback was inspired erstwhile Alejandro Garnacho came disconnected the seat for the 2nd half, teeing up Joshua Zirkzee’s equaliser earlier the melodramatic finish.

Maguire hailed the young Argentine winger’s interaction and reckons it has to beryllium a benchmark for the others to follow.

He added: “It was a large mentality from him contiguous due to the fact that I’m definite helium was frustrated not to commencement and wants to play each game.

“But erstwhile helium does travel disconnected the seat helium ever has a immense interaction connected the team. He did it successful the Europa League past midweek with Amad, and changed the crippled there.

“Now he’s travel connected and changed the crippled again…he had a immense impact. I’m definite helium doesn’t privation to beryllium called an interaction subordinate and helium wants to beryllium playing from the start.

“But recognition to him, helium was mentally right, mentally focused and came successful with a large attitude. He decidedly helped america to triumph the game.”

United equalled a humiliating 132-year record with the decision to Crystal Palace past Sunday.

The effect was the club's SEVENTH Premier League location decision of the play - from conscionable 13 matches.

That is their joint-worst grounds astatine this signifier of the play successful their full history.

In 1893-94, erstwhile inactive called Newton Heath, they went connected to suffer 8 of their 15 location league games.

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