Maguire urges Man Utd to build on Liverpool triumph

Harry Maguire said Manchester United indispensable physique connected their momentum aft a long-awaited win astatine Liverpool gave manager Ruben Amorim back-to-back Premier League victories for the archetypal time.

The centre-back headed an 84th-minute victor to seal a 2-1 triumph against the champions connected Sunday, meaning United person present won 4 of their past six matches.

The club, who slumped to a 15th-place decorativeness successful the Premier League past season, are up to ninth pursuing their triumph astatine Anfield — conscionable 2 points down third-placed Bournemouth and Liverpool, successful fourth.

But erstwhile United skipper Maguire says the squad request to usage the effect — their archetypal triumph astatine Anfield successful astir a decennary — arsenic a springboard.

“This nine volition astir apt get a fewer plaudits this week — resilience, warring spirit,” helium said.

“But if we don’t execute adjacent play against Brighton, it volition beryllium precisely the aforesaid the pursuing week truthful we request to physique connected it, we request to physique momentum, we request to physique affirmative performances — that’s the astir important thing.

“Performances breed results successful the end. Take the positives, instrumentality the assurance but astatine Old Trafford adjacent week against Brighton, we person to marque definite we execute and get the win.”

In past season’s fixture astatine Liverpool, Maguire squandered a glorious accidental to people a last-gasp victor successful a lucifer that ended 2-2 truthful helium was delighted to find the people this time.

The England planetary whitethorn person played for United for the last clip astatine Anfield arsenic his declaration expires astatine the extremity of the season.

“I’ve been present 7 years present and it’s been pugnacious not getting that win, it’s been connected my caput a small spot to beryllium honest,” said the 32-year-old.

“I’m successful my past twelvemonth present truthful this could beryllium the past clip I play astatine Anfield for this nine truthful it’s truly important I came present and ticked that 1 disconnected due to the fact that it has been playing connected my mind.”

The station Maguire urges Man Utd to physique connected Liverpool triumph appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.