Harry Maguire must back up misleading Manchester United record this week

The full-time whistle reverberated around Bramall Lane, and the name 'Harry Maguire' could be heard echoing around the stadium. It's been nearly a decade since the Sheffield lad was welcomed so warmly at his former stomping ground.

Maguire was always going to be given a warm reception by match-going fans of either club at the start of the match, though there were far fewer guarantees of his name being sung by the end of it.

It is a credit to the 30-year-old that he was the story for all the right reasons on Saturday night, with another great performance under his belt after it looked like he had run out of chances for good.

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As the former United captain applauded the away end who sang his name at full-time, a graphic flashed up on the television screens that told the story of Maguire's recent redemption, but not in full context.

In all competitions since October 2022, United have achieved a 94 per cent win ratio with Maguire and just a 54 per cent win ratio without him. They have lost just one match with him on the side and only conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game as well.

To paraphrase Rafa Benitez, those are facts. But without a wider context, they are also misleading.

Maguire shone on Saturday night, as he has done in many of those matches, against opponents who were well-suited to his own style of play.

The England international was able to embrace the physical side of his game against a team that plays plenty of high balls and has little threat of forwards running in behind him. It was a game that played to his strengths rather than his weaknesses.

Yes, he also caught the eye with his