The former Manchester United captain was not among five players to concede a penalty in the shootout following their pre-season win over Arsenal at MetLife Stadium.
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire failed to take a penalty in the shootout against Arsenal to prevent a replay of the Euro 2020 final.
Maguire, 30, came on at half-time in the pre-season game when United manager Erik ten Hag substituted all ten outfield players. Alongside Victor Lindelof, the England international went the entire second half without scoring.
It meant first-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho gave United a 2-0 win. Regardless of the outcome, the match at MetLife Stadium ended in a penalty shootout. Once again United had the upper hand with Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Lindelof, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all converted from the spot. While Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard and Jorginho made no mistakes from 12 metres, Fabio Vieira sent the decisive third shot high over the bar.
After the match, Maguire was asked on social media why he hadn’t kicked a penalty during the shoot-out. “I didn’t want to break the camera,” the defender replied.
He was referring to the penalty he took for England against Italy two years ago. Maguire took the second penalty at Wembley and went past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Sending the ball to the top right corner, he hit the camera on goal and broke it due to the force behind the blow.
Television coverage of the crash from that angle showed the noise after the impact. After briefly presenting a blank screen, the director quickly switches to another camera.
Maguire’s wry response came in the comments below his Instagram post after the game. “Great start to the American tour,” read the message, “Fans were great. Thank you.”
In particular, it was the player’s first post since he announced that he was no longer united a week ago. Maguire revealed at the start of the preseason that: “After discussions with the manager today, he informed me that he is changing from Captain.”
The defender, who took the position in January 2020, went out on the decision during the long caption. “He outlined his reasons, and although I am personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my everything every time I wear the shirt,” he added.
“So I wanted to thank the fans of Manchester United for all their brilliant support while I wear the bracelet. From the day I took office three and a half years ago, leading Manchester United has been a huge privilege and one of the proudest moments of my career to date.
“It is one of the greatest honors in club football. I have done everything I could to help United succeed – on and off the pitch. I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for entrusting me with this responsibility and I wish everyone who now takes it on every success and my full support. Harry.”
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