Van der Vaart: Maguire was the worst player on the pitch

Rafael van der Vaart has questioned Harry Maguire's ability and says he was surprised Manchester United spent £80 million on the centre-back.

United paid a world-record transfer fee for a defender to sign the 26-year-old from Leicester City last week after months of negotiations between the two clubs.

However, Van der Vaart was less than impressed with Maguire's performance during England's 3-1 Uefa Nations League semi-final defeat to the Netherlands in May.

'I was working for Dutch television during the Uefa Nations League and I remember we were saying 'Harry Maguire was by far the worst player on the pitch',' he told Sky Sports. 'Then two months later he signs for £80 million!'