Ralf Rangnick has explained why he decided to change Harry Maguire's position for Manchester United's draw with Leicester on Saturday evening. United were held to a 1-1 draw by the Foxes at Old Trafford as their top-four hopes took another major blow.
One of the few positives to come from the game was the performance of club captain Maguire, who responded in style after having been booed by England fans during the international break.
The 29-year-old put in a fine showing against his former side, and he did so while playing in a slightly different role than the one he previously occupied.
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Maguire was moved from his favoured role as a left-sided centre-back to that of a right-sided one, which granted him greater passing opportunities.
Rangnick was impressed with how the England international coped in the slightly different role and suggested the tactical tweak would be here to stay going forward.
"Since I arrived, we have been discussing this because he prefers to play on the left side although he is right-footed," Rangnick said after the match.
"And now I saw him play for England last week, when he played in a back four on the right side, that's why I decided that he should play on the right side which is better for him anyway when we open up the game from our backline for him as a right-footed player.
"I think it's a lot easier for him to play from there."
