straight to your inbox every day for free When Manchester United spent £80million on Harry Maguire in the summer of 2019 they probably didn't expect another world-class centre back to be considered the answer to their problems barely 12 months later.
But that was the case early on this season, when Maguire was struggling for form and his partnership with Victor Lindelof was failing to convince.
If they were to become title challengers another centre-back was required, was the general consensus.There's an argument that might still be the case, that Maguire is better alongside a quick and imposing centre back, but the urgency has gone out of the debate.
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