Paul Merson has accused Ralf Rangnick of making Harry Maguire "a scapegoat" after the Manchester United captain was left out of the team that fell to a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal.
The United captain has endured a torrid week after he and his family were subjected to a sick bomb threat. And Rangnick cited Maguire's "tough week" as the reason for the 29-year-old's absence on Saturday afternoon.
Not for the first time this season, United produced a calamitous defensive performance in the defeat to Arsenal, who killed off any linger hopes United may have had of reaching the top-four. Cristiano Ronaldo fired Rangnick's side back into the game after Nuno Tavares and Bukayo Saka had nudged Arsenal into a two-goal lead, but Granit Xhaka made the points safe in the 70th minute.
