‘Finally scored with his big head’ – What Bruno Fernandes told Harry Maguire after ending Man Utd set-piece drought
BRUNO FERNANDES has revealed what he told Harry Maguire after the Manchester United skipper nodded the Red Devils ahead against Leeds.
Maguire’s header ended United’s horror record of 139 corners without scoring.
One man who was particularly delighted to see Maguire find the back of the net was Fernandes, who immediately poked fun at his captain.
On the goal celebrations, Fernandes said: “The goal of ‘H’ [Maguire], Paul’s [Pogba] sliding behind him on his knees, I was slapping his head saying finally he scored with his big head.”
Maguire was also delighted to finally net from a corner and break his Premier League for 2021/22.
An effort with his feet against Atalanta in the Champions League back in October was his only goal this season prior to bagging against Leeds.
The Red Devils club captain admitted after the win at Elland Road that the woeful record from set-pieces ’embarrassed him’.
The pervious time United scored from a corner in the Prem was way back in April last year against Burnley.
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And when asked about the record, Maguire – affectionately known as ‘Slabhead’, a nickname coined by former Leicester team-mate Jamie Vardy – winced and said: “Embarrassing. Every time I see that stat I get embarrassed myself.
“I’m a big part in that set-piece routine and trying to score goals from corners.
“As a team, as a group, we’ve been nowhere near good enough.
“It’s a big part of the game, and for sure if we score more from corners and set-plays, we’d be higher in the table.
“I know you can play all this pretty football, but set-plays are a massive part of the game and this season we’ve been nowhere near good enough.”
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