Man Utd defender Maguire hails their fighting spirit for win at Villa

Football
12 Feb 2024 • 7:45 AM MYT
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire was delighted after their 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Sunday.

Scott McTominay jumped from the bench to head a late winner for the visitors as United won 2-1.

Maguire said: It is a really tough place to come. We started the game really well and I felt like we deserved the lead and then we probably weren't as aggressive and as brave as we were in the first 20 minutes and allowed them back in the game.

"Our main problems came from set-plays and corners and crosses so it is something we need to work on. When we conceded we showed great spirit and fight to stick with it at a place like this that was rocking.

You relish playing when you win. They are a good team and have shown it at Villa Park. It was relentless in the second half and we know we have players on the bench that can come on and win football matches for us.

He [Scott McTominay] is playing a little bit higher up. He is a great finisher and we see it every day in training. He can play numerous positions. He has great timing and is a good finisher when he gets on the end of things. He made a big impact and long may it continue.

We are not where we want to be in the league. It's been a tough season so we knew we needed to come here and get the three points. We are still not where we want to be and we need to step up. We have got ourselves in a position where we can challenge to go and get in the top four. It is important we stick together and take this club back to where it should be."