Harry Maguire has excelled this season and Manchester United have developed into a real force, but who should partner the Englishman moving forward?
Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof and the list continues. It s safe to say that Maguire has had no shortage of defensive partners since joining the club.
However, you could argue that it s now time for United to invest in a defender who can consistently feature alongside the England international.
Maguire has been one of United s stand-out performers in defence this season. The former Leicester City man has featured in every Premier League fixture for the Red Devils and has earned a WhoScored rating of 7.05.
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IoD appoints new chair
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed a new chair after a thorough search process, who will step into the role next Monday.
Patrick Macdonald is set to take the helm from interim chair John Watson, after he joined in September 2020.
The chair of the IoD’s Nomination Committee, Jean Church, said: “After a rigorous selection process, we were delighted to appoint Patrick. I would like to thank John Watson for stepping in as interim chair last year and helping to lead the IoD during the last seven months.”
Watson, who navigated the board’s response to the pandemic, will remain as part of the IoD Board when the new chair starts.
While Manchester United are widely regarded as one of the richest clubs in the world, the current financial landscape of the game has seen top clubs largely stop spending in the kind of manner we ve become so accustomed to.
Indeed, while the Old Trafford giants did manage to bring the likes of Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles, Ahmed Diallo and Edinson Cavani to the club over the course of the summer just gone, they were also priced out of a move for Borussia Dortmund s Jadon Sancho.
According to The Metro, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won t exactly be in line for huge money this summer either.