Stats prove Maguire’s aerial dominance

When we asked Harry last season why he was heading the ball more at United than he did at Leicester, he felt it was down to the team’s tactics.

“I think it’s because we put such a high press on teams,” he told us. “It gives the other teams no option but to kick the ball long really and find my head!”

Everton did not really pressure the Reds too much, despite our lead, on Saturday but Maguire produced such a stout display that he ensured the Merseysiders were unable to even get much of a sight of David De Gea’s goal. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was described as one of the best aerial centre-forwards in the world by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer afterwards but the striker had little change when dealing with his England colleague.

There was one superb flicked header away from the danger zone when the Toffees did threaten in the second half that highlighted our captain’s resolute attitude.

It will be interesting to see if Maguire can continue to register such a high percentage of duels won as the season pans out but it is certainly reassuring to know he is capable of rebutting high balls that come into the box.