Manchester United defender Harry Maguire praised interim manager Michael Carrick for a successful season turnaround, while explaining why former manager Ruben Amorim’s strategies didn’t work. Since Carrick took charge in January, the team has earned 23 points in 10 games, placing them third in the Premier League with only one defeat.
"Ruben has great ideas, but they just didn’t click or work for us," Maguire told The Guardian. He added that players share responsibility for the mismatch. Amorim’s back-three system did not suit Maguire, who feels more comfortable in a back-four formation.
"I feel like it has been a great transition. Credit to Michael and his staff for making it so smooth,” Maguire said. He was also named in Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man England squad for matches against Uruguay and Japan at Wembley.