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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has made a daring declare about his former teammate Victor Lindelof, as the 2 gamers put together to lock horns this weekend.
Reunion
Lindelof left United final summer season, having joined the membership in June 2017 from Benfica in a deal value round £30.7m, with an additional £8.8m in add-ons.
He made 284 appearances for United, serving to the membership win the Emirates Cup and the Carabao Cup, each trophies coming underneath Erik ten Hag.
The Swede departed Previous Trafford as a free agent and joined Aston Villa, the place he has been a key participant for the Birmingham outfit. Lindelof has made 20 appearances throughout all competitions.
His greatest years at United got here in the course of the two full seasons underneath Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, through which the membership completed third after which second within the Premier League standings. His partnership with Maguire was one of many strongest in Europe. The pair featured collectively greater than 100 occasions.
Maguire spoke to United media forward of Sunday’s conflict in opposition to Lindelof and claimed that Lindelof is severely under-appreciated.
Maguire’s Lindelof declare
Maguire mentioned about his former accomplice in crime, “I feel Victor was a superb participant. I consider he didn’t get the credit score he deserved when he was taking part in at this membership, though he clearly performed so many video games and he all the time performed underneath managers.”
“However he was a superb participant and we had an incredible relationship on the pitch.”
Maguire continued, “The primary two years I feel, if I’m proper, we stored essentially the most clear sheets in Europe within the first 12 months, and possibly second or third within the second season.”
“We stored a great deal of clear sheets, we defended correctly, we defended properly.”
“So I’ve in all probability performed essentially the most video games with Victor, and I consider our relationship on the pitch was as sturdy as I’ve had with anyone.”
United vs. Villa kicks off at 2pm.
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