Luke Shaw is a better centre-back than Harry Maguire! Left-back's quality in unfamiliar role is good news for Man Utd but bad news for struggling captain

Harry Maguire must have felt under pressure when Manchester United signed Raphael Varane in 2021 and then even more so when Lisandro Martinez arrived last year.

But injuries to United's two first-choice, World Cup-winning centre-backs have not returned Maguire to the frontline of Erik ten Hag's defence.

He faces a new challenge in Luke Shaw that, rather like Erik Lamela chasing him down at the Sanchez Pizjuan, he did not see coming.

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Shaw has been used at centre-back on a number of occasions this season, and while he is still most useful at left-back, he is more than capable at the heart of defence.

And on current form, he is a much better option than Maguire.