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Maguire says United have to learn from late goal

United were set to move into third place in the Premier League and into a Champions League spot with a 2-1 Old Trafford lead. But, deep into added-on time, Saints sub Michael Obafemi poached an equaliser from the set-piece that left us still narrowly outside of the top four.

Consequently, Maguire wasn’t happy.

“We have been really good on set-plays lately. Defending set-plays is something we have improved on during this unbeaten run,” our skipper told Sky Sports after the 2-2 draw.

“At the start of the season, we had a terrible record conceding set-play after set-play.