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Oisin Doherty

"Painfully slow" Harry Maguire slammed by Richard Dunne as Manchester United kick off Europa League campaign with defeat

Richard Dunne tore into Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire after Manchester United's 1-0 loss to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford this evening.

United turned in a poor performance and were miles off the energetic and impressive showing against Arsenal in their 3-1 over The Gunners less than a week ago.

Erik ten Hag made six changes for tonight's game, and according to Dunne, the inclusion of club captain Harry Maguire makes it very difficult for the Dutchman to implement his ideal style of play.

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"You want to try and play a nice style of football and move the ball quickly, but Harry Maguire is painfully slow when he has the ball at his feet," said Dunne, who was appearing on Virgin Media as a pundit.

"He takes five or six touches every single time, he hesitates and he doesn't make the pass."

"You're not going to improve that in Harry Maguire."

Manchester City legend Dunne then proceeded to take aim at another United star, claiming Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't fit in with Ten Hag's modern, progressive style of play.

"Further up the field you've got Ronaldo who, if you give him a chance in the penalty area nine times out of ten (he'll score)"

"But you're not getting anything else out of him"

"United need more than that. They're not that good a team to be able to carry players anymore."

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