7/7 in the air, 10/10 in long balls: Harry Maguire was near perfect with good form for both club and country in a dominant performance against Malta

To show how active he was in open play, the English defender tried an amazing 114 passes. 107 of these worked out well. He did really well on the test, getting 94% of the questions right.

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Maguire hit 10 long balls. His artistic skill with the ball was amazing as he hit the goal 10 times out of 10.

Lastly, the United player stopped two shots.

Maguire showed that Erik ten Hag is right to keep picking him even though he is being criticized for passing over Raphael Varane, who is more experienced and has more awards.

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UK defender Harry Maguire played the whole game for Manchester United and even played extra time as England easily beat Malta 2-0 in a UEFA EURO playoff.

Southgate chose Maguire and Rashford, who plays for United, to be in the starting eleven.

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Rashford, on the other hand, couldn’t finish the game because he got hurt badly when he collided with Liverpool’s Trent-Alexander Arnold.

Rashford looked like he got worse, and it looked like he couldn’t keep going. Cole Palmer, a star player for Chelsea, moved in to replace the 26-year-old forward. It was Palmer’s first game for England.

Maguire played next to Marc Guehi in the back line, which also had Kieran Trippier and Fikayo Tomori.

Maguire cleared the ball twice while he was on the field. He also made a very important recovery.

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The former Red Devils captain didn’t have to make a move, and a Malta player didn’t even get a chance to dribble past him once.

He didn’t have to get into any ground duels. When it came to problems in the air, things were completely different.

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Because Maguire was so important at the back, his team needed him to fight seven aerial duels. He did an amazing job and won all seven of them.

The 30-year-old player touched the ball 120 times, which is a huge number.