The central defender had fallen out of favor at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag and was free to leave the club during the offseason.

After the Red Devils accepted a bid from the Hammers, it appeared that Maguire would be leaving for West Ham, but negotiations between the two clubs ultimately broke down.

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He started the 1-0 win over Luton on Saturday which saw the Red Devils climb to sixth in the table and sounds quite content with how he has been performing and his decision to stay at Old Trafford.

When asked if deciding to stay was the best option, he replied, “Of course.” Last season, I got into 16 or 17 games and started 16. And I thought I did very well in the games I did get to participate in; unfortunately, I didn’t get to participate in as many as I would have liked.

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We have four or five quality international center backs competing for playing time at the club.

‘There was a lot of chatter about me since I wasn’t playing games and that’s the way it is,’ he continued. I was on a roll with my national team, so we went to the World Cup and I had a great tournament.

I was up against some top, top centre-backs last year and they were playing brilliantly, so I didn’t get as many opportunities as I would have liked, but I always thought my form was there.

However, “competition for places is what this club demands,” and that is exactly what we have at that spot.