Tbf he was also poor before the injury when he first arrived, and only looked okay when EtH reverted to a deep line and Varane headed everything away

The fanbase just gassed him up because he makes rash challenges, does the odd Cruyff turn and isn’t called Maguire

He’s not “trying to be clever”

It’s a basic piece of skill which he executes without issue 99 times out of 100

Unfortunately on this occasion the turf gave way, completely beyond his control

This “keep it simple”, “don’t try anything clever” spiel is just a big dog-whistle

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Btw not saying *you’re* pinning the result on him but that’s what’s happening on here and X

It’s an unfortunate slip and bad luck that they score - nothing more nothing less

Literally *anyone* else in the squad would be given benefit of the doubt here and not criticised

He would get criticised if he doesn’t go back to defend

He does go back, tries to flick it away and loses his footing on a greasy surface and gets absolutely eviscerated by fans

We were 1-0 down already, all over the place and conceded 13 corners in the game - feels harsh to pin the result on him

United did this when we first signed Maguire but as soon as they introduced VAR we got penalised every time anyone breathed on a defender, so it neutralised the threat

For some reason the FA have decided not to referee Arsenal at corners, so they can score as many as they like

Just stop over-analysing everything he does

He is one of the few genuine ceiling raisers at United but everyone seems desperate to hate him

He is a great player and a great person, just support him

Also he scored 2 fucking goals on the weekend and has scored 3 in his last 3 in the PL

He *is* playing and enjoying his football like he used to

The thing that stops him enjoying his football is people over-analysing and being hyper-critical of every breath he takes

Take notes

It wasn’t a bad decision - the pitch cut up and he lost his footing which is beyond his control

It’s just *unfortunate* and no-one will be more gutted than Marcus himself

He is the *only* player in world football who would be criticised for that

It’s the only critical post you’ve done since you’ve had Bluesky and the facetious way you’ve posted it betrays the fact that you’ve got a deeper resentment for him rather than just frustration at giving up a corner

You also didn’t post anything positive when he scored 2 at the weekend

Yes, players do it all the time and if it was literally any other player you wouldn’t mention it

You’re only drawing attention to it because you want to push the anti-Rashford agenda

You wouldn’t be saying the same thing if any other player did it.

Plenty of players made mistakes tonight. You only mentioned one.

If you’re going to be toxic, go back to Twitter.

It was an uncomplicated way to deal with the situation

He couldn’t have expected the ground to give way beneath him

Oh of course why didn’t he turn and play it down the line when he was completely boxed in with no room to turn?

Instead he had to try some daft trick like the slick rick he thinks he is! Needs to know his place, am I right?!!

It’s a wet pitch and he lost his footing doing defensive work (like everyone wants him to do) and trying to clear the ball

United conceded 13 corners tonight, pushing a Mark Goldbridge style agenda because of just 1 of those is pretty cunty

It’s a wet pitch and he lost his footing

United conceded 13 corners tonight, pushing a Mark Goldbridge style agenda because of just 1 of those is pretty cunty