Andre Onana yelled at Harry Maguire ‘to win over Man United fans’, Carragher claims

Maguire, who has been stripped of captaincy at Old Trafford and continued to struggle for regular game time under Erik ten Hag this season, endured another unfortunate moment on international duty on Tuesday as he scored an own goal against Scotland during England’s 3-1 win at Hampden Park.

Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has continually leapt to Maguire’s defence despite his lack of minutes at Old Trafford, insisting it was an ‘absolute joke’ that fans booed him on Tuesday.

But the own goal only piles more pressure on Southgate’s decision to continue selecting him ahead of England’s Euro 2024 campaign in Germany next summer.

Admitting he feels sorry for Maguire, Liverpool legend Carragher urged Southgate to drop the centre-back ‘for his own protection’ until his career turns a corner at Manchester United or elsewhere.

Maguire has often been a scapegoat for both Manchester United and England fans over the last few seasons, and Carragher claims that Onana deliberately tried to endear himself to Red Devils supporters by ‘disgracefully’ yelling at him in preseason.

Onana made his frustrations known during United’s 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund in July and gave his defender an earful for giving away possession and allowing the opposition in on goal.

In his column for The Telegraph, Carragher said: ‘Manchester United fans jeered Maguire during pre-season games in 2022 and 2023.

‘One of the most distasteful incidents of all occurred during the friendly with Borussia Dortmund in July, when new signing Andre Onana started yelling at Maguire, in my view disgracefully playing to the gallery to endear himself to United fans.

Manchester United’s new goalkeeper Onana rushed over to Maguire and shouted at him for giving the ball away during a preseason game against Borussia Dortmund earlier this summer.