"Harry Maguire is the GOAT": Man United fans hail defender after comeback win over Lyon

• Manchester United completed a melodramatic comeback to decision Lyon 5-4 successful the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals astatine Old Trafford connected Thursday night
• Harry Maguire scored the winning extremity successful the last infinitesimal of other time, sealing the triumph for the Red Devils
• Fans person hailed Maguire's exceptional performance, praising him for ensuring the lucifer didn’t spell to a punishment shootout

Manchester United booked their spot successful the UEFA Europa League semifinals connected Thursday night, pursuing an unthinkable 5-4 triumph implicit Lyon astatine Old Trafford.

Defender Harry Maguire netted the decisive extremity successful the last infinitesimal of other time, aft Lyon had held the Red Devils to a 2-2 gully successful regularisation time.

The triumph secured a 7-6 aggregate triumph for United, denying Lyon a instrumentality to the Europa League semifinals for the archetypal clip successful 9 years.

Manchester United triumph implicit Lyon 7-6 successful the UEFA Europa League, with Harry Maguire scoring the winning extremity astatine Old Trafford. Photo by: Robbie Jay Barratt.
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Maguire sends Man United to Europa semifinal

Harry Maguire’s melodramatic 120th-minute header secured a thrilling triumph for Manchester United implicit Lyon successful the UEFA Europa League quarterfinal clash astatine Old Trafford connected Thursday night.

According to BBC, the Red Devils edged Les Gones 7–6 connected aggregate to publication a semifinal showdown with Athletic Club connected May 1.

United started brightly, with goals from Manuel Ugarte successful the 10th infinitesimal and Diogo Dalot conscionable earlier halftime.

However, Lyon came retired stronger successful the 2nd half, exploiting antiaircraft lapses to level the people with goals from Corentin Tolisso successful the 71st infinitesimal and Nicolás Tagliafico successful the 77th per DailyMail.

Tensions roseate precocious successful regularisation clip arsenic Lyon skipper Corentin Tolisso received a 2nd yellowish paper and was sent off.

Despite being a antheral down, Lyon shocked United successful the archetypal fractional of other time, scoring doubly done Rayan Cherki’s spectacular onslaught and Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty.

But United roared backmost successful the 2nd fractional of other time. Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, Kobbie Mainoo added a composed finish, and finally, Maguire roseate highest to motion location the winner, sealing an unforgettable 5–4 triumph connected the nighttime per UnitedInFocus.

Harry Maguire's extremity successful the 120 minutes sends Manchester United to the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League. Photo by: James Gill - Danehouse.
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Manchester United fans hail Maguire

Manchester United fans are connected unreality 9 pursuing Harry Maguire’s standout performance.

One X idiosyncratic jokingly called connected the club’s committee to erect a statue successful his honor, portion different boldly compared the defender to Cristiano Ronaldo.

@Andre_M_66 said:

"Build that antheral a statue

@IanSlater1990 wrote:

"To beryllium fair, helium astir outgo america the crippled erstwhile ducking alternatively than clearing the cross.

@_VALKlNG added:

"Maguire is simply a bigger unaired fable than Ronaldo

@realiambarcaman posited:

"Harry Maguire has conscionable kept Man Utd’s play live with that header."What a game!

@Dawson_Blaud said:

"Whenever Maguire volition travel done for Manchester United- it’s an header 🙌🔥🔥 the caput is large for a reason

@xamerican0056 wrote:

"The lone happening crazier than this lucifer is the information that Maguire really scored.

@Redowanshakil added:

"Definitely from present connected we volition see him. 🐐. Hail Harry Maguire 🔥

@bamwinejr said:

"This is enactment man.

@_richieandrew_ wrote:

"Solid player. This unsocial has covered up for each he's done successful the past. Massive 💯🔥💯❤️❤️

Amorim recalls Onana

Legit.ng earlier reported that Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has confirmed that goalkeeper Andre Onana will beryllium recalled for their Europa League quarter-final 2nd limb against Lyon.

The Portuguese manager had rested Onana during the 4-1 decision to Newcastle United, with Altay Bayındır stepping in.

Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic has stirred contention by branding Onana 'one of the worst goalkeepers' successful Manchester United's past earlier their archetypal limb encounter.

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