Fans Think Harry Maguire 'Practiced' His Kick On Paul Pogba Before Kick-Off
Fans have joked Harry Maguire 'practiced" his kick on Paul Pogba prior to Manchester United's 3-2 win over Norwich City on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the five-goal thriller, including his first free-kick goal since July 2020.
But another key talking point from the clash was United skipper Maguire catching Pogba right in the head.
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From a corner, Maguire challenged Norwich defender Ben Gibson in the air and ended up up in a very peculiar position as he fell to the turf.
Poor Pogba ended up getting studs in his face and was absolutely seething after being bloodied - giving his captain the death stare as medical staff attended to him.
Maguire demonstrating his kunfu skills on Pogba šš pic.twitter.com/Bv7NJil3XM
ā Mehoabaš« (@mehoaba) April 16, 2022
Although it was accidental, Maguire received criticism for his clumsiness and fans felt it summed up United's poor 2021/122 campaign.
And people have spotted that Maguire performed a very similar action before the game.
As the teams and officials lined up and got ready for the fairplay handshake, the former Leicester City centre-back was seen doing a bizarre stretch.
Harry Maguire practicing his kick on Paul Pogba š pic.twitter.com/LqkVJj1oC0
ā Hdhehehsdhsh (@James2390421) April 18, 2022
Maguire finally used the kick on Pogbaš pic.twitter.com/YChhEKLloX
ā Azeezš”šµāš« (@Harzidiq) April 16, 2022
Maguire has been practising this to boot Pogba's head. pic.twitter.com/V0rS9l5vZu
ā Marc šøš¬ (@M_U_Marc) April 16, 2022
Man Unitedās captain Harry Maguire on Paul Pogba awaiting Cristiano Ronaldoās Hat-trick š³ pic.twitter.com/9n7McxfQvh
ā Ralford Rollings-Bull (@PrinceRalfordo) April 16, 2022
š¦µPractice Makes Perfect.#Maguire #MaguireOut #hurt #kick #Pogba #Practice pic.twitter.com/7V55BQpup4
ā ā¢ (@utdhasbulla) April 17, 2022
He moved his body forward and kicked his legs up in the air behind him at separate points.
This isn't the first time Maguire has had an accidental collision with a teammate. Only last month, he inadvertently smashed into Cristiano Ronaldo's teeth with his head from a corner against Atletico Madrid.
#maguire didn't support #Ronaldo against #AtleticoMadrid š #Ronaldo #UCL #ChampionsLeague #ManchesterUnited #ManUtd #AtleticoMadrid pic.twitter.com/9Pm0Z0vkrC
ā Samuel Md Shohag (@MdShoha98147122) March 16, 2022
Maguire's displays have come under serious scrutiny this season and some fans believe David De Gea was refusing to pass to him at the weekend.
There was one occasion where the Spaniard refrained to pass into his feet and instead kicked the ball straight out of play.
Maguire had also been guilty of some poor defending for Teemu Pukki's equaliser in the game.
He could reportedly be stripped of the captaincy by Erik ten Hag, who is set to take the reins at United in the summer and wants a new central defender.
Topics:Ā Harry Maguire, Manchester United, Premier League, Norwich City, Paul Pogba
Josh Lawless