Manchester United's out-of-favour captain Harry Maguire has revealed what head coach Erik ten Hag thinks of him.
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Since the Dutchman's arrival at Old Trafford at the start of the campaign, the England centre-back has seen his playing time dramatically decrease across all competitions in comparison to previous seasons.
Despite still being club captain, Maguire has played just 910 minutes of first-team football in red this term, but believes he does have the confidence of Ten Hag, whom he insists he feels respected by.
"I'm a footballer who wants to play games and I also want to contribute to the team," he said, according to the Daily Mirror.
"I'm the club captain and I have a big responsibility on and off the pitch so it was nice to get on and help the lads. The manager has been asked numerous times about my role in interviews and he tells me, honestly, that he believes in me, but this is football.
"The lads who are playing and starting, Raphael [Varane]is playing really well and we've seen the manager's ideas, what he wants, and he does like a left-footed centre-back playing.
"So it's high competition for places, but this is Manchester United. We want to win trophies, big trophies, and to do that you need competition.
"The manager speaks to me daily, he really respects me and believes that I'm a top centre-half with all the attributes to play in his team.
"But also he understands that the players who are playing – and I understand that the players who are playing – are playing very well."
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