Harry Maguire disagrees with personal best claim under Ruben Amorim, gives ex-Man Utd manager flowers instead

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Harry Maguire is the toast of Manchester United right now after making decisive contributions in back-to-back Europa League games.

From scoring the winner in wild circumstances against Lyon to showcasing remarkable wing-play against Athletic Club to force an opener, Harry Maguire is a man transformed.

That piece of play by Maguire will be raved about for a while and it continues Maguire’s ascent into a leadership role after he was once on the fringes.

Despite finding so much success since Ruben Amorim’s arrival, however, he has rejected claims of it being a personal best, instead giving an ex-Man Utd manager his flowers.

Harry Maguire not at personal best under Ruben Amorim

From a moments standpoint, this season has the most where Maguire has stood up and become the hero for a team in trouble.

Add to that his narrative, where he’s come back from the wilderness to become an untouchable, and the stories write themselves of a resilient player who’s an example.

Amorim has praised him endlessly too, a rarity because the Man Utd manager generally prefers to keep the players grounded instead.

However, when Maguire was asked if this was the best he’s played since coming to Man Utd, he disagreed instantly. Instead, he recalled his time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as his zenith at Old Trafford.

He said: “No I wouldn’t say it’s my best season at the club if I’m being honest. The first two seasons coming into a team what finished 7th, 8th year before then, the first season I was here. I think we kept the most clean sheets in Europe, finished third the second season.

“Again, I think we were second most in Europe, finished second. So I think that’s my two best seasons at the club, form-wise. Although, I must say, the big moments this year for sure have been a lot better than previous seasons.”

Harry Maguire flourished under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Maguire is right in giving Solskjaer his flowers because he’s had to fight from underneath to prove himself under every manager.

The Norwegian, on the other hand, splashed a king’s ransom on him and installed him as captain less than a year after his arrival.

Maguire was a cornerstone of that team that thrilled everyone but ultimately remained a “nearly” outfit, losing out in the latter stages of tournaments repeatedly.

That ultimately affected Maguire’s legacy at the club as well and he became the butt of jokes, leading to him entering a spiral of low self-confidence and bad form.

He’s shown tremendous willpower and fight to come back from it and establish himself as a key figure to the point where he’s no longer looked at as a flop signing.

It’s a testament to his professionalism that he hasn’t forgotten the seasons that put him on the map first and the manager who enabled him to do that.