Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams has launched an impassioned defense of team-mate Harry Maguire, insisting he cannot understand the criticism he receives.
The Red Devils ace, who spent last season on loan at Norwich City and has yet to play regularly this season, insists Maguire has had a great career and is a great professional, who will not be distracted by what it is said abroad. .
Williams even investigated what he called idiots on Twitter by trying Maguire and other players, and the 22-year-old was clearly unimpressed by the way some fans communicate on social media.
You can watch the full interview below, with Williams being refreshingly honest about how players react to fans’ perception of them from the outside…
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Williams is one of several talented young players to have made it through United’s academy, and this interview suggests he too has his head screwed up.
It’s good to see him defend Maguire, who, for all his flaws, perhaps gets too much attention on him when the team as a whole has been far from good enough for much of the last year or so.
