Roy Keane has revealed that he apologised to Man Utd defender Harry Maguire after he mocked him during a spell of poor form.
Maguire has been the object of ridicule over the past few seasons for supporters of opposition clubs and some Man Utd fans with the England international making a number of mistakes.
while other underperforming Man Utd players have escaped with less criticism.
, and rightly so at times, but the Man Utd legend admits he crossed the line and had to apologise to the England defender.
I was harsh on Harry Maguire, .
You hope to keep it to footballing reasons and obviously we cover a lot of Manchester United matches and he was struggling at the time.
But you also think about the mental health of players and I definitely crossed the line with Maguire.
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I remember one time I kind of mocked him a little bit and that is definitely out or order. I crossed the line and listen, I played the game, I know it’s not easy.
But I’m also big enough that I apologised to him. Sometimes we pundits get it wrong too.
Maguire was named in Gareth Southgate s provisional squad for Euro 2024 but missed out on the 26-man England party due to an injury he picked him towards the end of the season at Man Utd.
England s performances have been concerning, despite topping the group, with Southgate s side looking sluggish in their matches against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia.
Maguire s replacement Marc Guehi has played pretty well so far and England fans will be hoping the team can up their performances .
Speaking after being ruled out of the Euros, Maguire said: I am devastated not to have been selected to play for England at the Euros this summer.
