Harry Maguire has revealed he would have been a golfer if he had not made it as a professional footballer.

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• Maguire picks alternate job
• Plays 'team-mates' game with Jonny Evans
• Fellow defender claims he 'cheats a bit'

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Maguire sat down with long-term colleague Jonny Evans, with whom he has played for both United and Leicester City, to play the 'team-mates' game, in which they are asked questions about each other and have to match up their answers. The centre-backs were both asked to name the job Maguire would do if he were not a footballer, and they each rushed to write 'golfer'.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Maguire played at the LIV Golf pro-am in Andalucia in 2023, and it has been reported that he plays off a handicap of just six. Given that he has previously claimed United have a "mental issue" when it comes to defending, getting on the golf course offers a reliable way to switch off.

• WHAT EVANS SAID

  Asked to select the job Maguire would do if he wasn't a footballer, the pair each wrote down golfer.

  Evans said: "Easy one, that. Harry's a very good golfer. Cheats a bit but he's good!" Maguire merely smiled and nodded along.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  United start the Ruben Amorim era this weekend when they face Ipswich at Portman Road. The club are currently 13th in the Premier League table.

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