At last, Man United captain Harry Maguire reveals the source of his poor form

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has suffered a dip in form which has seen him lose his place in United’s starting XI, with the boss, Erik ten Hag opting to drop the England international after the Red Devils embarrassingly suffered a shock defeat in their opening two EPL games against Brentford and Brighton.

Amazingly, United have since remarkably managed to turn the corners by winning all four league matches after Ten Hag had decided to pair Lisandro Martinez with Raphael Varane while limiting Maguire to Europa League appearances.

National Daily recalls that Maguire was heavily criticised by supporters last season, as the defender bore the brunt of the frustrations of fans who watched their side finish 6th.

Meanwhile, National Daily gathered from the report by ESPN which claims that Maguire feels he has been let down by his team-mates and coaches, who have not played to his strength.

The defender feels he should be surrounded by more pace in the backline to help him, while the side’s tactics have often left him exposed.

But it’s claimed Maguire feels most ‘frustrated’ with goalkeeper De Gea.

Maguire believes that his poor communication with De Gea has contributed to his poor form

The Spaniard has long been criticised for his reluctance to come off his line and that, coupled with Maguire’s lack of pace, has given opponents plenty of room to play in behind United’s defence.

Added to that, Maguire feels De Gea’s lack of communication has contributed to his poor form as the defence has lacked leadership from the back.

Martinez’s arrival from Ajax is said to have ‘eased’ De Gea’s communication problems as he can communicate with him in Spanish but the goalkeeper has been in England since 2011 and is in his 12th season at Old Trafford.