Harry Maguire misses HUGE chance to earn Man United win at Liverpool in the dying seconds – as Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge debate whether defender is to blame or Joshua Zirkzee

  • Harry Maguire fired the ball over the bar with just seconds left in the match
  • Keane and Sturridge discussed whether Zirkzee’s pass should have been better
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Harry Maguire missed a huge chance that would have given Manchester United a final victory against bitter rivals Liverpool.

The Red Devils held the Premier League leaders to a 2-2 draw with a resolute performance at Anfield.

Lisandro Martinez opened the scoring with a thunderbolt seven minutes into the second half, but Liverpool responded shortly afterwards.

Cody Gakpo scored the equalizer before Mohamed Salah put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot after a handball from Matthijs de Ligt.

Amad Diallo made sure the spoils were shared, but Ruben Amorim’s men will feel they should have gotten more out of the match.

With just seconds left on the clock, Joshua Zirkzee pulled the ball back to Maguire, who fired the ball over the crossbar from close range.

Harry Maguire missed a huge chance to give Manchester United a last-ditch win at Liverpool

The defender shot the ball over the crossbar with only one second left on the clock

The defender shot the ball over the crossbar with only one second left on the clock

Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge debated whether Zirkzee's pass should have been better

Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge debated whether Zirkzee’s pass should have been better

Sky Sports pundits Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge clashed over whether Maguire should have finished when Zirkzee’s ball took a bobble.

Sturridge said: ‘Don’t talk to him, you’ve got all the time in the world.’

Keane added: “Know your players, expect the bobble. He won’t put it in you perfectly. You have to hit the target, Harry. If it hits the target, no problem.’

“He passed it like he was sniffing it back to shoot. We are talking about an international player,” said former Reds striker Sturridge.

United boss Amorim praised Maguire’s effort despite his miss.

“For me, missing chances or playing poorly with the ball is not the big problem,” Amorim told the BBC.

‘For me the big problem is that Harry gave everything on the pitch. That’s the most important thing.’


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