Harry Maguire will still want to show he can stop the Premier League's top attacks, but time is running out for the Manchester United man.
Erik ten Hag made it clear early in his tenure, through his selection, that Maguire was no longer the first choice defender he once was. Instead Lisandro Martinez has replaced him and formed an impressive partnership with Raphael Varane at the heart of the back four.
It has restricted Maguire to just seven league starts and create a narrative every time he plays that he needs to prove himself to Ten Hag with his long-term future at Old Trafford by no means assured heading into the summer.
Victor Lindelof is also on the books whilst Luke Shaw is more than capable of playing centrally, as he did in the win over Manchester City back in January, when Maguire was resigned to a spot on the bench, watching his England colleague operate as a makeshift centre-half.
In fact, whenever the top Premier League tests have come, Maguire has been overlooked. He was first dropped for the win over Liverpool in the third game of the campaign and has struggled to find his way back since.
In fact, against their top six rivals, throw Newcastle into that mix as well, Maguire is yet to be handed a start. That's 11 fixtures for which Ten Hag has deemed Maguire substandard, instead calling on him for the games against relegation-threatened sides like Everton and Bournemouth.
The Englishman needs to prove he can stifle the country's best attacks and, whilst they're far from firing on all cylinders, a match against Chelsea in a few weeks is the last game against what you'd call a top six rival.
Chelsea, who are poised to appoint Mauricio Pochettino sooner rather than later, are expected to return and challenge again, so coming up against the likes of Kai Havertz, Reece James and co would provide Maguire with the chance to make amends for his latest blunder.
His standing in the squad means his main source of minutes has been in the cup competitions, the Europa League among them. It was on the European stage that Maguire did little to prove he has what it takes to become a starting centre-half once again as Sevilla seized on his limitations.
Hailed in his Leicester days as a ball-playing centre-half, which convinced United to make him the most expensive defender in the world, Maguire has rarely convinced in that area. It was a poor first-time pass that was intercepted and allowed the Spanish side to open the scoring, eventually going on to record a 3-0 victory.
Maguire was unable to play in the draw with Tottenham on Thursday night having missed out through injury with Ten Hag unable to confirm whether he'd be fit enough for the weekend's clash against Aston Villa, one of the league's form sides.
The 30-year-old will be desperate to put his Sevilla nightmare behind him and prove that he can be the solid centre-half Ten Hag needs, but noise around his possible departure is only gathering momentum whilst he isn't on the pitch.
