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Ten Hag hails Maguire after Man Utd beat Copenhagen<\/h3>\n

Before Manchester United get carried away celebrating \u2018turning a corner\u2019 with their stirring victory over FC Copenhagen, they might want to think about what lies around it. Because as good as the atmosphere and the emotion was at Old Trafford as Harry Maguire and Andre Onana turned around their Champions League fortunes on Tuesday, Manchester City will show no mercy in the derby on Sunday.<\/p>\n

After three wins on the spin for the first time this season against Brentford, Sheffield United and now Copenhagen, the real test of lasting change in the mood at United is waiting. Erik ten Hag has complained about poor starts in those games against Sheffield United and Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

In south Yorkshire, he said the first half was \u201cnot a good game for our side \u2013 poor\u201d while against the Danes he simply labelled it \u201cno good\u201d. If they have a similarly lazy and disconnected start against City they could be blown away before their half time orange. And a bad derby defeat has the potential to similarly blow away all the positivity that has built.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag will spend the week hammering his players on the need to be on it from the start this Sunday as he contemplates the best lineup to do just that. But he has positives to cling to, not least Maguire\u2019s resurgence – after returning to the left side of defence in the absence of the re-injured Lisandro Martinez – where the defender is emerging from a desperate 12 months.<\/p>\n

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If Ten Hag is looking for strength of character, he need look no further than the example set by his former captain, who has battled heroically against a tide of unfair criticism with genuine resilience while others in the side have stayed silent. The Sheffield born player, 30, looked on his way out of the club in the summer with West Ham and United talking over a possible switch.<\/p>\n

But after indicating he would rather stay and fight he has made the best of his opportunities to start three successive games for Ten Hag for the first time since the Dutchman arrived at the club. In those he has produced back-to-back man of the match performances against the Blades and Copenhagen and done a manager who has doubted him a huge favour. Maguire will lead the back line against Haaland on Sunday and looks the right man for the job.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag may be also minded to start with Christian Eriksen who made an obvious and positive impact in the second half against both Sheffield United and Copenhagen.<\/p>\n