Harry Maguire has been on the receiving end of a bomb scare at his house in Cheshire on Thursday morning, with the police being called.
Sniffer dogs and a bomb squad were sent to the England and Manchester United defender’s family home, where he lives with his family, and swept the house, though they found nothing.
The threat comes just days after Maguire was singled out for severe criticism for his performance in the Red Devils 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, with former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane criticising his performance in the Skysports studio after the hammering.
As per @CharlieWyett, Cheshire Police have conducted a sweep of Harry Maguire’s house after the Manchester United and England star received a bomb threat.
Maguire, who lives with his fiancé and two young children, is understood to have taken the threat seriously.— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) April 21, 2022
It is believed that the threat, which Maguire understandably took seriously, was sent via email.
A spokesperson for the Manchester United captain said:
‘In the last 24 hours, Harry has received a serious threat to his family home’.
‘He has reported this to the police who are now looking into the matter. The safety of his family and those around him is obviously Harry’s number one priority’.
‘He will continue to prepare for this weekend’s fixture as normal and we will not be commenting in any further detail at this time.’
Focus back on football
Maguire has a quick turnaround following the scare, with Manchester United travelling to London on Friday to take on Arsenal in the Saturday lunchtime kickoff at the Emirates Stadium.
The defender will be a key player for Ralf Rangnick, with the availability of Cristiano Ronaldo still unknown following his own personal bereavment.
Meanwhile, Paul Pogba, Fred, Luke Shaw, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane all remain sidelined through various injuries.
Understandably, Maguire’s thoughts may be off the pitch.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 32 | 55 | 77 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 32 | 61 | 76 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 31 | 39 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 32 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 33 | 4 | 54 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 33 | 9 | 52 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 31 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | -11 | 40 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 33 | -18 | 40 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 33 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 32 | -14 | 39 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 31 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 31 | -19 | 29 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 31 | -19 | 25 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 32 | -32 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 32 | -44 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 11 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 8 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 6 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 5 |
