Harry Maguire has made 261 appearances and scored 17 goals for Manchester United since his £80m move from Leicester in August 2019

When Manchester United's squad arrived at Burnley for the first match of the post-Ruben Amorim era on 7 January, the major questions centred around the fitness of skipper Bruno Fernandes and whether interim boss Darren Fletcher would pick Kobbie Mainoo.

Harry Maguire's presence in the travelling party at Turf Moor was something of a surprise.

The 32-year-old had been absent for nine matches with a thigh injury and there had been no real talk of a return.

In reality, Fletcher would only have called on United's one-time skipper in extreme circumstances that night. At that point, Maguire had barely even trained.