Maguire not treated equally to 'bang average' Man Utd teammate

Carlo Garganese

• 22 Oct 2023 13:27 BST
• 3 min read

Tim Sherwood believes that Raphael Varane is not treated equally to Harry Maguire by Erik ten Hag.

Maguire has been something of a figure of fun in the last two years, with fans and media alike often mocking the Englishman for his poor performances.

This has led to Maguire losing his first-team place at United over the last year, with Varane an untouchable when fit.

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However, former Tottenham midfielder and current pundit Sherwood believes that Varane has not been scrutinised enough since his big-money transfer from Real Madrid in 2021.

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What did Sherwood say?

“One player that really annoys me is Raphael Varane. I think he is getting away with it.” Sherwood told William Hill.

“He is never fit and when he is fit he’s bang average. We all know he’s had a great career but at the same time everyone is happy to jump on the back of Harry Maguire whilst Varane just gets away with it.

“The ones who play more football are simply more durable and they can play week in week out, Varane seems to play once and then be injured again for two weeks. He seems to be picking his games, but when he plays he’s not that brilliant anyway.

“Ten Hag is not judging players equally and he’s just chucking people onto the pitch and hoping one of the superstars wins him the match.

“As soon as one of the superstars is fit he takes the likes of Hannibal and McTominay out of the team, and they end up losing football matches.”

Maguire produced an excellent performance during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Sheffield United, being named man of the match and being praised by manager Erik ten Hag.