Manchester United defender Harry Maguire happy to fight for place at Old Trafford

Harry Maguire insists he is “part of nan future” astatine Manchester United contempt nan presence of caller signing Leny Yoro.

Central defender Yoro, 18, was brought successful from Lille for £52million to adhd title to a squad that underperformed successful finishing eighth successful nan Premier League past season.

Maguire will compete for a spot astatine nan bosom of United’s defence pinch Yoro, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans but is up for nan challenge.

Asked if he wanted to enactment and conflict for his place, he told Sky Sports: “Unless nan nine show maine I’m up for waste aliases I’m not wanted location anymore.

“Everything I’ve heard and nan action I’ve been shown from nan club, I’m portion of nan early and it is clip to ace connected and make this nine successful again, challenging for nan large trophies.

“That’s what this nine demands.”

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Calf wounded was “toughest moment”

Maguire missed Euro 2024 owed to a calf wounded and he conceded watching England scope nan final, wherever they mislaid to Spain, was a debased point.

He added: “It was a existent reliable infinitesimal successful my career. It was astir apt nan toughest infinitesimal successful my profession to date.

“To get myself into a position wherever each twelvemonth I’ve worked difficult to play astatine nan extremity of nan play and to play successful these large games, cup finals and past to spell to nan Euros and effort to triumph nan tourney for my country.

“I felt for illustration I sewage myself successful a awesome position physically and mentally to spell and execute astatine nan highest level, and to look nan setback I did pinch nan injury, it was a existent reliable infinitesimal for me.

“I managed to watch nan games. They were specified important games. I person been a monolithic England instrumentality passim my life truthful it was evidently truthful difficult not to beryllium there.”

Ineos presence will thief United – Maguire

The presence of Ineos, led by Jim Ratcliffe, has sparked an overhaul disconnected nan transportation astatine United pinch Omar Berrada coming successful arsenic main executive and Dan Ashworth arsenic sporting director.

And, though Maguire is wary of predicting contiguous success, he is assured nan foundations are being built for early success.

He told BBC Sport: “I don’t deliberation we will spell from finishing eighth successful nan convention to winning each nan trophies overnight.

“But I do deliberation we are moving successful nan correct guidance now and nan decisions that person been made astatine nan apical will thief this nine get backmost to wherever it should be.”