Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Man United will extend Harry Maguire’s deal by one year
‘My focus is to prepare the team to not suffer that difficult moment like you saw in the first 15 minutes against Newcastle. I want to improve that.
‘I spoke with him this morning and I told him he has to improve his game on the pitch. We need him a lot and he also has to improve as a leader. We all know the situation he had here but we are going to trigger happily the option.
‘I am just focused on the performance. I have not focused on losing or what could happen. We had some losses, and we prepared this game to win. We know what we are going to face and we have to be prepared for a strong start from Liverpool.
Both Maguire and Diallo would become free agents in the summer if they don’t sign new terms.
United go into the game on the back of four straight defeats in all competitions and having not won at Anfield in nine years.
Manchester United will trigger the one-year option in Harry Maguire’s contract at Old Trafford, with head coach Ruben Amorim calling on the former club captain to step up in a team ‘starving’ for leadership.
Maguire was even handed the captain’s armband once again in United’s 4-0 thrashing of Everton at the start of December.
Maguire was appointed captain six months after joining the club in 2020 but was ruthlessly stripped of his role by former boss Ten Hag and replaced by Bruno Fernandes ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
Amorim believes Maguire is the ‘leader’ United need after a dismal run of Premier League form
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‘We know that it is going to be a tough moment, a really different context for both teams,’ he added. ‘They had that strong base for long years but we have worked this week to win the game.