{"id":25488,"date":"2025-10-23T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/peter-crouch-praises-man-united-star-for-showing-absolutely-huge-bloke\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:53:43","slug":"peter-crouch-praises-man-united-star-for-showing-absolutely-huge-bloke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/peter-crouch-praises-man-united-star-for-showing-absolutely-huge-bloke\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Crouch praises Man United star for showing &#8216;absolutely huge bloke&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/peter-crouch-praises-man-united-star-for-showing-absolutely-huge-bloke\/#Peter_Crouch_praises_Harry_Maguire_after_unfair_criticism\" >Peter Crouch praises Harry Maguire after unfair criticism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/peter-crouch-praises-man-united-star-for-showing-absolutely-huge-bloke\/#Harry_Maguire_signs_new_contract_with_Man_United\" >Harry Maguire signs new contract with Man United<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Critic Peter Crouch (Photo by Michael Regan, Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been praised by pundit Peter Crouch for his return to action after much criticism and ridicule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maguire hasn&#8217;t had the easiest time at Old Trafford since his big-money move from Leicester City in the summer of 2019, but he&#8217;s still at the club and is looking like an important player for them once again.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old never complained or agitated for a move when the going got tough. And now he is proving the critics wrong about this key role for Man United.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire scored the winning goal late on in United&#8217;s 2-1 win away to Liverpool last weekend and Crouch praised his handling of the difficult period.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_Crouch_praises_Harry_Maguire_after_unfair_criticism\"><\/span>Peter Crouch praises Harry Maguire after unfair criticism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry Maguire celebrates Manchester United&#8217;s away win against Liverpool (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ms Crouch felt much of the criticism was unfair and excessive, and singled out herself for praise on the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really, really happy for him,\u201d Crouch said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was beyond his capacity to experience that much grief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attacks on his family, his character, his appearance, the way he has been demonized at that club were all wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just think it shows an absolutely massive failure to go (and perform) consistently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harry_Maguire_signs_new_contract_with_Man_United\"><\/span>Harry Maguire signs new contract with Man United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to YouTuber Fabrizio Romano, Maguire will eventually agree a new contract with United.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are in talks to retain the England international, who is open to extending his stay at the club.<\/p>\n<p>What a redemptive arc this is for McGwire, and well deserved.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critic Peter Crouch (Photo by Michael Regan, Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been praised by pundit Peter Crouch for his return to action after much criticism and ridicule. 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