Liverpool legend and TV pundit Jamie Carragher took to Twitter yesterday to defend Manchester United captain Harry Maguire.
Carragher apparently took offense to Eric Bailly’s comments about the favoritism of English players over others at United, which contributed to his departure on loan to Marseille in search of first-team minutes.
To many people, Bailly’s comments were interpreted as a thinly veiled attack on club captain Harry Maguire, who has fallen down the pecking order and is now out of favor with Erik ten Hag, who has shown a penchant for a society of Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez. .
Bailly said: “The club [Manchester United] He should avoid favoring English players and give everyone a chance.”
“The club must encourage competition in the locker room. I always had the impression that the English player was the favourite. That’s not the case at Chelsea or other big Premier League clubs.”
The 28-year-old’s comments have been seen as an oblique reference to Maguire, in particular “Some take it for granted that they are going to start and that weakens the team.”
In response to Bailly’s comments, most of which a significant part of the United fan base would agree with, Carragher commented: “Absolute nonsense!”
“Eric Bailly has been constantly injured and bad when he has played.”
“That’s why they keep buying players to replace him!”
“Harry Maguire is a better player!”
Absolute nonsense, Eric Bailly has been constantly injured and poor when he has played. That’s why they keep buying players to replace him! Harry Maguire is a better player. https://t.co/9fvBxp9gMN
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) September 6, 2022
While it’s true that the Ivory Coast international’s fitness was an issue and severely hampered his ability to maintain a consistent run at the side, his claims that United overindulged in English players over others isn’t entirely out. of place.
Throughout the reign of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and Ralf Rangnick’s brief era on the bench, the likes of Maguire and Luke Shaw rarely fell, even after atrocious individual performances.
This seems to have changed drastically with the arrival of Ten Hag and hopefully still is. It will only be a positive for the Red Devils in the long run. 
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