Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has earned big praise from pundit Peter Crouch for the way he’s come back after so much criticism and ridicule.

Maguire has not had the easiest time of it at Old Trafford since his big-money move from Leicester City in the summer of 2019, but he’s still at the club and increasingly seems like an important player for them again.

The 32-year-old has never grumbled or agitated for a move when things got difficult, and he’s now proving his critics wrong with a key role in this Man Utd side.

Maguire scored the winning goal late on in United’s 2-1 win away to Liverpool at the weekend, and Crouch has heaped praise onto him for how he’d handled himself in this difficult time.

Peter Crouch praises Harry Maguire after unfair criticism

Harry Maguire celebrates Manchester United’s win away to Liverpool (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Crouch feels a lot of the criticism was unfair and over the top at times, and he singled him out for praise on his podcast.

“I’m just really, really pleased for him,” Crouch said.

“For him to get that amount of grief, it was above and beyond what is acceptable, I think.

“Attacking his family, his personality, the...