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Rio Ferdinand is right to say Harry Maguire's lack of speed is the 'biggest concern' for Man United but he dominates his Premier League peers in other areas... stats show it's his centre-back partner Victor Lindelof who needs to be replaced in the summer

Daily Mail | March 19, 2021

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This could still be a season that represents tangible progress for Manchester United.

There was the flicker of a genuine Premier League title challenge at the beginning of the year but it proved nothing more than a fantasy when rivals Manchester City came steamrollering along.

Nonetheless, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side should comfortably qualify for the Champions League next season by finishing second - albeit a distant second to Pep Guardiola's champions elect.

Manchester United's regular central defensive pairing of Harry Maguire (left) and Victor Lindelof (right) has come in for criticism this season but there is a general trend of progress
The feeling persists that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to look for a new defender this summer

If Solskjaer can add either the FA Cup or the Europa League to that, his first piece or pieces of silverware as United manager, then an encouraging season will become a pretty good one.

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