The first game of our Premier League season is always an exciting one, but when a fixture like this begins the campaign, there’s almost an extra something in the air in M16, as Maguire knows well.
Our no.5 made his United debut in an unexpected and memorable 4-0 thrashing of Chelsea in 2019, and was later part of the team who put five past Leeds United in the first game back at a full Old Trafford, post-pandemic, in 2021.
Now, he’s hoping to give supporters another day like those to remember long into the future.
“You always get excited with that first game,” he told us.