Cheshire Police conducted a sweep of Harry Maguire’s house after he received a bomb threat at his house. The Manchester United and England defender received a bomb threat at his home following his defensive errors in the United team of late. Maguire, who lives with his fiance and two young children, is understood to have taken the threat seriously.
A spokesman for the England defender said: “In the last 24 hours, Harry has received a serious threat to his family home.” “The safety of his family and those around him is Harry’s number one priority.” The spokesman also said: “He will continue to prepare for this weekend’s fixture as normal and we will not be commenting in any further detail at this time.”
The 29-year-old’s spokesman said police were “looking into the matter”. It is not known who made the threat and sources are not willing to say how it was made. The police said: “On Wednesday, 20 April Cheshire Police were called to reports of a bomb threat at an address in the Wilmslow area.” “No evacuations took place, but as a precautionary measure a police explosives dog has attended the address this afternoon, Thursday, 21 April, to search the gardens and surrounding area.”
Harry Maguire has received intense criticism because of his poor performances at United, including Tuesday night’s 4-0 defeat by Liverpool. The £80m defenders who are the world are most defenders have been criticized for his lack of form, although he defended himself in a TV interview this week by pointing out both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick have continued to pick him.