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Richard Fay

Harry Maguire sets Manchester United challenge ahead of Tottenham fixture

Harry Maguire says Manchester United must put their mistakes right when they host Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

United are ninth in the league after they were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.

Jack Grealish had given Dean Smith's side a deserved lead at the weekend before an own goal from Tom Heaton gifted United a way back into the game before half-time.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were much improved following the break and took the lead thanks to a superb header from Victor Lindelof. However, just 112 seconds later Villa equalised when defender Tyrone Mings volleyed in to draw his side level.

The poor performance saw United fail to win for the third time in a week and Maguire knows a much improved display will be needed when Jose Mourinho's Spurs side make the journey to Manchester on Wednesday night.

“As a team we are improving but we want to improve a lot more,” he told Match of the Day.

“To not win games at home is disappointing. We huffed and puffed but we need to do better and Wednesday [home to Spurs] gives us a great opportunity to put that right.

“We were poor after their first goal. It knocked us and we were edgy and nervous. To concede straight away after going in front its disappointing.

“We dominated for large parts of the second half.”

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