Harry Maguire has proved a steal for Manchester United at £80million, according to one former defender.
Wes Brown spent 15 years at Old Trafford as a professional and was lauded by boss Sir Alex Ferguson as England's most natural defender during his time there.
Having lifted five Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies during his time at United, he is no stranger to what is needed at the back to create success.
And in Maguire, he sees a player with the attributes needed to help drive United on.
'I actually think it seems quite cheap nowadays,' Brown told Sky Sports.
'I think he's brought a calmness to the whole defence. He's still relatively young, but he's very experienced already. He has an awareness about him and he's very good on his positioning.
'There are games where you don't really notice him, but that's just because he's doing his job. He's winning his headers, he's laying it off. We're more solid with him at the back.
'He gives you a kind of, "we can do this" attitude and that's especially true when he has been playing with Victor Lindelof. They have complimented each other well.
'Sometimes it can take time to figure out which players work with which players, but those two have formed a good partnership."
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Honestly, he is stating facts. Fans nowadays aren't that smart. They don't realise how this money works. Defenders are becoming more and more expensive as most teams have proven that good defenders will help you win titles. To those who compare him with Van Dijk, you really need to rethink again. Van Dijk for 75 million is an absolute steal. He helped Liverpool win the champions league and come 2nd last season, super close behind Man C. He should be worth more than 150 million considering Neymar and Mbappe is more than 200 million yet still haven't carried PSG to the world cup. And if you watch Man U games. You will realise the drastic difference between Maguire playing and Maguire not playing. The other players are more confident when he is around. This season, he haven't made mistakes that cost us. Most of the goals scored against us were because of lack of chemistry and that is what we need to improve on (knowing who takes what and whether to commit or let the other take it). The other 2 reasons why we conceded a lot are because we only have one CDM which is Matic who doesn't fit our play style and our midfielders arent dominating enough with the ball to make opponents fear. We need to bring in more players to assist Maguire!