Harry Maguire is no stranger to becoming the face of footballing memes for months on end.
Whether it’s him leaning on the railings chatting to (presumably) his girlfriend at an England game or just him looking, well, like him, the Manchester United man has just got one of those faces.
And the image at the top of this page may well be the next in his back catalogue set to grace your social media feeds for the next five years.
Maguire endured what can only be described as the funniest 30 seconds of football in the history of football being a thing. Taking the field for United’s Europa League first leg tie against Milan, the centre-back’s first hilarious moment came as Alex Telles lined up a free kick in a threatening position.
Maguire stood directly in front of the ball before trying to move out of the way, though Telles presumably forgot just how big the United man’s head actually is…
Top tip…if taking a free kick don’t put Harry Maguire and his gigantic head in the opposition wall.
— Roy O Brien (@royobr2) March 11, 2021
Maguire just acted as a wall and blocked United free kick this guy never fails to impress me ?
— Quill (@Quillyrics) March 11, 2021
Maguire is defending well for Milan, first a magnificent block with his huge head from a Telles free kick then a last ditch goal line clearance with no pressure on him, that’s special ?
— Sherahn Hendricks (@sherahn) March 11, 2021
Maguire defending his own free kick, propa defender ??
— Tom (@Tomkehoe13x) March 11, 2021
Not content with walking away with a huge Europa League print on his forehead, Maguire then decided to complete his moment of madness by somehow missing an open goal from all of about one yard.
It’s fair to say, this was enough to send the whole of Manchester United Twitter into complete and utter meltdown.
Maguire after the free kick… pic.twitter.com/8QbjGtwvoX
— Ian Finlow (@FinlowIan) March 11, 2021
Nearly choked on my dinner laughing at Maguire blocking our own free kick then missing an open goal from 1 yard. He’s nearly as entertaining as Bailly in a purely masochistic sense.
— The Light Knight (@WhyEmiWhy) March 11, 2021
Maguire made up for his fat head blocking the free kick by missing from 3cm out
— Mark O Donnell (@Marrk_4_Beyonce) March 11, 2021
Ole after Maguire blocks his own free kick and misses a sitter from 1 yard out in 20 seconds:
“Well at least it shows he’s got defensive abilities and maybe next week he’ll defend for us instead eh” pic.twitter.com/4NlkuvuqNN
— Dan (@CFC_Dan1) March 11, 2021
