After Tottenham’s historic Europa League victory was confirmed by the final whistle, Harry Maguire and Cristian Romero’s match-long battle continued.
For the majority of the confrontation at San Mames, the two were at odds, with Romero and Maguire alternately acting as the main instigator.
Maguire then appeared to mock with the World Cup winner, saying: ‘You’re the captain, come on!’
However, the aggressive Argentine defender seized center stage and seemed to agitate the dejected Red Devils veteran while Spurs players comforted their opposite numbers.
The Englishman resisted Romero’s attempt to shake Maguire’s hand, so he waived his own and moved on to another United player.
Before the two had to be separated, Maguire chased after the 27-year-old, pushing him and pointing to the opposite side of the field, as if irritated by this or reminded of their 90-minute argument.
Romero and the Red Devils defender had earlier battled toward the end of the game, with the defender seemingly taking a jab at Romero. Romero and Rasmus Hojlund clashed, and Romero was knocked to the ground. However, Maguire immediately criticized the defender for keeping his face held on the turf.
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‘You’re the captain, come on!’ Maguire then seemed to make fun of the World Cup winner.
The Spurs player ultimately had the last laugh as the north Londoners’ 17-year trophy drought came to an end.
After a tense match that frequently lacked overall quality, Brennan Johnson’s tenacious effort at the end of the first half separated the teams. After the first forty-five minutes, Spurs were superior, but they were happy to settle into a deep defensive position and annoy the Red Devils.
This season, Ange Postecoglou’s team adopted a stance that is uncommon in the Premier League but has worked well in Europe.
Even though Spurs could finish as low as 17th in the English top flight, a victory on Wednesday night secures their spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season.
Despite being only one point ahead of Spurs, United has nothing to show for their terrible season. They will not be playing in Europe next season and are in a precarious financial position.