Harry Maguire has thrown his support behind the goalkeeper Andre Onana under the fire and advised his teammate of Manchester United to close the sound around his recall for the Europa League collision on Thursday with Lyon.
Onana will return to goal for the quarterfinals second stage in Old Trafford after he was criticized for the goals that United admitted last week in a 2-2 draw in France and then rested for Sunday's trip to Newcastle.
Maguire will stand in line for the keeper of Cameroon and is convinced that Onana will prove the doubters incorrectly. “Playing for Andre is great,” said the English international. “I have faith in Andre. He had a fantastic career. He has great experience and we all know that he is an excellent keeper. He has proven it in Inter Milan, has won countless trophies and played in Champions League Finals.
'In a career you always have spells when you go up and down and you notice a bit out of shape. It's about how you build yourself up again and find that trust to perform again.
'At the moment he probably has the feeling that everything is going against him, but you take the game per game. I am sure he will be there tomorrow night.
“He is a great personality and a great character, and he will look forward to the game. He will want to show everyone what he is about again. '
During his career for United and England, Maguire had to deal with criticism and fierce research and had a number of advice for Onana about how to deal with external noise.
“Try to ignore it all, concentrate at work, come in daily and do your best,” he added. “I always said to myself:” Tomorrow night is another football match, go on that field and give it absolutely everything “. If you walk away, you say to yourself: “I left everything there”. No matter how you perform, that's just what you can do.
'It is the same for every player who wears this badge. It comes with a responsibility to act, and when you do not perform and the competition results are not good enough, people are in the spotlight. I have been in that situation myself. All you can do is do your best day in day out, work as hard as possible and take every game as it comes. '
United offers to reach the semi -final against Athletic Bilbao or Glasgow Rangers on their way to the final of next month in Bilbao. The Europa League is not only a chance to end a desperate season with a trophy, but also to guarantee automatic qualification for the Champions League.
“It has been a disappointing season, there is no doubt about it,” said Magire. 'From the start of the season we have been far too inconsistent. The versions have been picked up lately, but there are important aspects where we as players have to take more responsibility and change them to our advantage.
'Tomorrow Night is an important evening for us in the competition: Big Night, European Night and a what we are looking forward to.
“It's so important. There is no doubt that we win the Europa League of Europe, it will still be a disappointing season, but it would be a big bonus. It gives us access to the Champions League, something that we cannot win via the Premier League. It is important that we win trophies at this club. '
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