Harry Maguire is not yet satisfied with his collaboration with Lisandro Martínez. The new central duo of Manchester United conceded two goals on Sunday in the painful duel with Brighton & Hove Albion (1-2 defeat). “We are clearly not on the same wavelength yet,” Maguire concluded afterwards.
In conversation with Sky Sports the captain looked back on his first Premier League game alongside the Argentine. “It’s great to have Lisandro at this club. We haven’t played much together yet. In the opening phase we were clearly not on the same wavelength. Collaborations between defenders have to be built and it will go much better later.” Both Maguire and Martínez, who came over from Ajax, took a yellow card.
The opening goal showed that the organization left a lot to be desired in the center back. Pascal Groß was completely overlooked by United’s defense at the far post, making it easier for him to finish. At the 0-2 David De Gea tapped a dry bang with the left of Solly March at the feet of Groß, who then recorded his second of the afternoon. Thanks to an own goal by Alexis Mac Allister, the team of manager Erik ten Hag still found the connecting goal, but a point was no longer in the barrel for the home team.
Maguire is disappointed by the bad start. “We had a good preparation, but a 0-2 deficit at half-time was the worst possible scenario. It was not good enough. We came back, but after that we did nothing more than huff and puff. This is a bad one. starts for us.” The next test for Ten Hag and his men is scheduled for next Saturday. The Red Devils Then visit Brentford, which cleverly managed to draw a draw at Leicester City (2-2) after trailing 2-0 on Sunday.