{"id":421620,"date":"2026-01-21T22:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/421620\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:11:12","slug":"man-utd-signing-who-was-made-under-jose-mourinho-does-not-receive-credit-he-deserves-says-harry-maguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/421620\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd signing who was made under Jose Mourinho does not receive &#8216;credit&#8217; he deserves, says Harry Maguire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harry Maguire is convinced that former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho brought an \u201cexcellent player\u201d to Old Trafford ahead of his arrival at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/jose-mourinho\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Mourinho<\/a>, who is now the head coach of Benfica, took charge as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United manager<\/a> in 2016 after the sacking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/louis-van-gaal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis van Gaal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> HOW will Harry Maguire be remembered at Manchester United?\ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2242029606-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Maguire celebrates scoring for Manchester United.\" class=\"wp-image-303939\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Mourinho enjoyed both the highs and lows during his reign at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a>, including leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United<\/a> to a Europa League title and a League Cup in his debut season.<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old Portuguese coach\u2019s second campaign at Man Utd saw the club finish second in the Premier League title race and fall short of the FA Cup trophy.<\/p>\n<p>However, the turning point of Mourinho\u2019s reign came in the 2017-18 Premier League season, with the \u2018Special One\u2019 getting sacked by the Red Devils in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/wayne-rooney-convinced-very-clever-arsenal-player-could-cause-man-utd-big-problems-his-anticipation-stands-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Rooney convinced \u2018very clever\u2019 Arsenal player could cause Man Utd big problems, his \u2018anticipation\u2019 stands out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252077564-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Maguire signs his autograph for a young fan ahead of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in 2025 in Manchester, England.\" class=\"wp-image-316609\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesHarry Maguire deeply rates Victor Lindelof after Jose Mourinho signed the former Man Utd defender<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/harry-maguire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Maguire<\/a> arrived at Old Trafford in the aftermath of Jose Mourinho\u2019s reign under former Manchester United head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old completed his big-money move from Leicester City in 2019 and Maguire would cross paths with former Man Utd defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/victor-lindelof\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Lindelof<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>          Who will be Michael Carrick\u2019s first Manchester United academy debutant? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Carrick will need Carrington with no January signings\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2243193539-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jayce Fitzgerald walking out for Manchester United.\" class=\"wp-image-309888\" \/>Photo by Poppy Townson \u2013 MUFC\/Manchester United via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Victor Lindelof was brought to Old Trafford ahead of Mourinho\u2019s second season in charge, with the Red Devils signing him from Benfica for a \u00a331m fee in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/harry-maguire-influencers-interview-about-man-utd-defenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Manchester United\u2019s official website<\/a>, Maguire said: \u201cI think Victor was an excellent player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he didn\u2019t get the credit he deserved when he was playing at this club, although he obviously played so many games and he always played under [the] manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he was an excellent player and we had an amazing relationship on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/the-casemiro-statement-that-is-looking-worse-and-worse-all-the-time-in-rio-ferdinands-eyes-speaks-volumes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Casemiro \u2018statement\u2019 that is looking \u2018worse and worse all the time\u2019 in Rio Ferdinand\u2019s eyes speaks volumes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man Utd and England star Harry Maguire speaks about the importance of Victor Lindelof at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>Victor Lindelof made 284 appearances for the Red Devils after he completed his move to Old Trafford and netted four times and picked up seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire touched on the forgotten impact that the 31-year-old Swedish centre-back had during his early period playing alongside him at the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>          With Ruben Amorim SACKED, where will Manchester United finish in 2025\/26? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Let&#8217;s see your predictions!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252864709-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Dorgu celebrates with his teammates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United.\" class=\"wp-image-318759\" \/>Photo by Molly Darlington\/Copa\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first two years, I think, if I\u2019m right, we kept the most clean sheets in Europe in the first year, and maybe second or third in the second season,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kept loads of clean sheets, we defended properly, we defended well. So, I\u2019ve probably played the most games with Victor, and I believe our relationship on the pitch was as strong as I\u2019ve had with anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindelof left Old Trafford at the end of the 2024-25 season after his contract expired and the Sweden captain completed a free transfer to Aston Villa last September.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harry Maguire is convinced that former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho brought an \u201cexcellent player\u201d to Old Trafford&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[45706,403,99,74494],"class_list":["post-421620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-harry-maguire","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-victor-lindelof"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}