Man Utd star Harry Maguire booked just THREE MINUTES into Nottingham Forest clash after hilarious rugby tackle

FANS mocked Harry Maguire after the Manchester United captain was booked less than three minutes into his side's win over Nottingham Forest.

The defender hauled down Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi with a hilarious rugby tackle just inside the opposition half.

Maguire was caught out by a long ball and fouled Awoniyi to stop the counter-attack, leaving referee Simon Hooper with no choice but to brandish the yellow card.

And the clumsy nature of the foul led United fans to ridicule Maguire, who has come under fire for his performances this season.

One fan wrote: "Harry Maguire gives me hope that I can still be a professional footballer 👏🏼"

Another added: "There’s no way Maguire gets another year in the PL let alone at United. Atrocious."

And a third said: "Three minutes into the game and Maguire is already carded, this guy is a total disappointment 😞";

Gary Neville, providing co-commentary on the match, said: "It's not what Erik ten Hag would have wanted."

Minutes later Maguire further incurred the wrath of fans by misplacing a simple pass out of play, with Neville adding: "It's been a difficult start for Maguire."

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Maguire, 30, was starting just his seventh Premier League game of the season following the injuries to Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane.

The defender replaced the injured Varane against Sevilla on Thursday and scored an own goal to gift the visitors a last-minute equaliser.

He almost gave away a penalty in the opening 20 minutes at the City Ground too after the ball struck his arm in the box, but the ref waved play on.

Roy Keane said of the incident: "Harry - do you know what. He deserves a little bit of luck.

"If they gave the penalty you wouldn't complain too much.

"He's lucky."

Maguire recovered well from his early wobbles and helped Manchester United keep a clean sheet as they ran out 2-0 winners.