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It came just days after he’d allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to do the motivating before United’s penalty shootout defeat to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.

And Maguire has attracted criticism for his performance in Lancashire, with Rio Ferdinand and Alan Shearer both unhappy.

Ferdinand told BT Sport: “This comes from Man United attacking.

“Two or three of them lying down, playing forward and running forward. It’s about feet, that bit of skill is beautiful, can it be prevented?

“There’s McTominay, he’s your protection, all he’s got to do, Maguire, is keep pushing him away, he hasn’t got to overcommit, as soon as he over commits, it’s a great piece of skill, this pass is sublime, if Kevin de Bruyne does that [Weghorst pass] we’ll all be going crazy.”

He continued: “This touch across Maguire takes him completely out of it. I don’t think Maguire is quick enough to have got there to affect that situation once it got beyond him.