Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire has come out to say that if he was awarded a penalty in Saturday’s 3-1 win against Everton, it would’ve been very soft.
This is coming after the defender collided with Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford when trying to win a loose ball following a free kick in the MUFC Vs Everton game.
According to him, not awarding the PK was the right call by the ref because he actually fouled Pickford first before he dropped the ball.
He added that the victory vs Everton was a good reaction after the recent defeat vs Arsenal.
His words, “I just explained this in there, I personally don’t think it was [a penalty],”
“I think maybe I fouled Jordan first. I did put a hand into his chest when he went to catch the ball and I did feel contact on my knee.
“I felt like I probably pushed Jordan before and I know everyone’s probably trying to jump on him dropping the ball but I did feel like I pushed him. I’d say [a penalty] would have been a little bit soft.”
On the win vs Everton, “Sometimes it’s difficult for the lads but today we reacted really well to two poor results,”
“We felt like we let ourselves down against Arsenal.”
“On another day, Arsenal could have been a different result. It was a tight, edgy game, but we don’t want it to be tight and edgy when we’re playing at Old Trafford. We want to dominate the game. We gave them a soft goal and they went on to win the game.
“In the week, we again gave them a soft goal to take the lead and we found it hard to create chances to come back. We knew it was an important game to come here and get three points. The boys reacted really well but as we know it’s only a start.”
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