Similar to Wan-Bissaka (well, very good tackler anyway, positioning is a bit suspect to be called a very good defender, which Maguire also suffers from occasionally)
Both were bought when the move to pressing was already in full swing in football.
Spending £130m on non-footballing defenders in 2019 was as wise as spending £130m on DVD rental shops.
Utd’s lack of a director of football/recruitment has really cost them there. When the entire world was moving towards pressing and playing out from the back Utd were giving DDG a new €400k a week contract and signing AWB/Maguire.
If i remember correctly Maguire’s ball playing ability was a major reason he was signed. As a pure defender Smalling was better.