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Man Utd signing Maguire: Exciting to work with Phelan again

Harry Maguire says he's joined Manchester United to help manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's rebuilding plans.

Maguire left Leicester City for United today in an £80m deal. It's been confirmed he'll wear the No5 shirt.

He told MUTV: “Well, it's a young team now and we've got big ambitions for the future. I think we've got to start winning trophies again and that's something the gaffer wants to bring to the club, and his winning mentality as well, which will help all the boys. It's something that I'm sure him and his staff will all try to bring to the club and we're all looking forward to it.

"I think you've seen the players that we've brought in already this year. You can see they're trying to build and improve on last season and I'm sure we'll do that."

Maguire played against United in 2011 in the FA Youth Cup final as a Sheffield United player.

“An amazing experience, something that put me in great stead to go on and play for the first team at Sheffield United. I think it was a sell-out that day at Bramall Lane, 30,000 were there watching and then to go on and play at Old Trafford for the first time was an incredible experience. It's something that I'll never forget and now I'm here, in my home, it's something that I'll get to do regularly which I'm really looking forward to."

Maguire is also reunited with his former Hull City manager Mike Phelan at his new club.

He said of the United assistant manager: “He always gave me lots of tips and lots of pointers from the top players that he'd worked with in the past. He's got great experience and I had a really good relationship with Mike.

"To be fair to Mike, he was the person who took over at Hull and gave me my chance in the Premier League and I started playing regularly and started proving that I could play in the Premier League and I could handle myself there, so I owe him a lot.

"I'm really excited to be working with him again, he's a top coach, he's helped me through my years and I've always been in contact with him so it's good that I get the chance to work with him again."

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