Paul Ince reveals why Man Utd stars must help under-fire skipper Harry Maguire

Former Manchester United Paul Ince is convinced Harry Maguire would be a better player if he had more protection from Ralf Rangnick’s midfield.

The England defender has been the subject of continuous criticism this season, with United struggling to keep clean sheets in what has been a disappointing campaign so far for the Red Devils.

However, Ince feels that Maguire needs more help from the players in front of him to stop him getting exposed.

He told the Daily Mail: “The thing with Harry Maguire is he is not the quickest.

“He’s not a bad player, everyone loses form and regains form. Harry Maguire is going through a period now where everything he does he’s making mistakes. And it is getting magnified.

“For me, it’s not just Harry Maguire, it’s the midfield. He gets absolutely no protection. If I am playing in midfield with Roy Keane, Harry Maguire does not get isolated like he does at Man United.

“The last thing you want is have someone like [Armando] Broja who is strong and quick against Harry Maguire, you’ve got to make sure you’ve got midfield players around Harry Maguire to protect him and help him out.

“The amount of times where Steve Bruce wasn’t the quickest. But I’d come across or Keane or Gary Pallister, because we knew.

“For so many teams it is so easy to get through United. That’s why we are seeing Maguire getting punished so much because he has no protection whatsoever.”

Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino has been told to avoid taking the Manchester United job this summer, with another Premier League manager tipped as a strong option instead.

The Red Devils will be appointing a new permanent manager come the end of the season, when interim chief Ralf Rangnick will step down and take on an advisory role with the