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‘Van Dijk was Liverpool’s last piece, Maguire is Man Utd’s first’ – £80m star’s former team-mate says Red Devils are ‘not great’

Neill Collins, who worked with the world's most expensive defender at Sheffield United, is backing him to go from strength to strength at Old Trafford

Comparisons between Virgil van Dijk and Harry Maguire are unfair, says Neill Collins, arguing the £80 million ($97m) asset is just the first piece in the Manchester United puzzle, whereas the Dutch star at Anfield was the last for Jurgen Klopp.

The Red Devils broke the world transfer record for a defender when they lured the England international away from Leicester over the summer.

Maguire is expected to make an important contribution at Old Trafford, but cannot carry the weight of expectation by himself.