Harry Maguire produced what can only be described as disaster class in the early stages of Manchester United's journey to face Nottingham Forest - with fans worried
Harry Maguire had a nightmare start to his chance to impress for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest - after being booked after three minutes.
The struggling England international made a series of mistakes when playing safe in front of the home team's support.
After going to the billboard and being very lucky not to be awarded a handball penalty during the opening protests - the chants were brutal.
With the words 'Reject Leicester' being chanted as he mounted the ball, there were also sarcastic cheers as he completed the pass in the frantic first 15 minutes.
The unlucky club's captain had a chance to impress following injuries to Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez - but things didn't go as planned. One fan said:
"Maguire just took a throw-in in an attack, what is he doing!"
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 16:
Match referee Simon Hooper shows Manchester United's Harry Maguire a yellow card during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at the City Ground on 16 April 2023 in Nottingham,
Harry Maguire has had a nightmare start to his chance to impress for Manchester United
One second added:
"Maguire can't even make a pass. God. And he's a professional footballer."
The third party agrees:
"Harry Maguire is a nightmare for all Manchester United fans." The fourth said:
"Harry Maguire!!! I'm scared."
Opponent fans were particularly confused as to why the penalty was not taken when the ball hit the 30-year-old's arm - as he leaned towards him.
Harry Maguire avoids a penalty - to confused fans
Harry Maguire avoids a penalty - to confused fans
Former Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison said on BBC Radio 5 Live:
"He's trying to walk with his head and arms over there.
"It was hard - he completely slipped it with his head and arms sticking out so I was surprised he wasn't let go."
Luckily for Maguire, VAR chose not to give Forest the first chance to score - Antony continued to do so at the other end for United.
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Liverpool could miss out on qualifying for this season's Champions League even if they win their remaining nine Premier League games. The impact of this is clear.
Liverpool have just nine games left to do everything in their power to break into the top four and qualify for the Champions League, which, if failed, could cost them dearly financially.
FSG's model at Anfield has always been to reinvest what it takes, which means missing out on Europe's top league, which has brought Liverpool over $125 million (£100m/112m). last season when they reached the final in Paris – would result in a sharp drop in revenue.
All of that won't go away assuming the Reds qualify for another level of European competition, but Liverpool haven't missed out on a top-four finish in one of Jürgen Klopp's full seasons. At the helm, it was only lacking in his first campaign that they reached the Europa League final. Even if they miss this period, which is a clear possibility, Liverpool will be closely monitoring developments in order to regain Champions League status, with UEFA ready to make some changes.
According to The Times, Europe's governing body is set to reduce the amount clubs receive based on historical performance in the competition in order to distribute the wealth created more evenly.
Last season's lowest-ranked club in the Champions League last season, Moldova's Sheriff Tiraspol, received 1.137 million euros ($1.26 million) from the general fund, ECHO reports. Real Madrid received this amount multiplied by the number of teams (32) to earn 36.38 million euros ($40.39 million).
As everything, Liverpool are ninth in the list in terms of coefficients and are therefore far less likely to have won from this particular pot, such as Real Madrid, who are top of the table thanks to their excellent form and number of wins against them. recent player. seasons. Sign up for our EXCLUSIVE Liverpool.com newsletter!
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But missing the tournament by at least a year could send Liverpool even further down the coefficients list. And with the format changes from 2024, it will be even more important.
Since the start of the 2024/25 campaign, the Champions League will adopt the so-called Swiss model, with more teams (36, down from 32 currently) and more matches (eight in the group stage, down from 6) is taking place. Regardless of the coefficients, there will be more money to come in from then on, and Liverpool's need to return to the top is therefore clear.
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