Centre-back looks at home in Amorim’s defensive setup and showed leadership in moments of madness at Arsenal
It was always going to end like this, a fact that became essentially unavoidable with the sight of Joshua Zirkzee rotating his arms wildly towards the away end before the penalty shootout at the end of this 1-1 FA Cup third-round draw, shorts hitched up, chalk down one leg, transformed in that moment into Warrior-Zirkzee.
From that point it also seemed inevitable Kai Havertz, who had earlier fallen over a pocket of air to win a potentially game-turning penalty, would now produce the key miss, a spot-kick so weak he could have run after it, caught up, taken it back and had another go.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/12/harry-maguire-revels-in-red-mist-to-bend-chaotic-tie-manchester-uniteds-way
Author : Barney Ronay at the Emirates Stadium
Publish date : 2025-01-12 20:40:43
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