Manchester United crashed out of the UEFA Europa league after losing 3-0 to Sevilla in the second leg of the quarter-final match.
In the first leg which was played at the Old Trafford, Both teams played 2-2 draw and the eventual score of 5-2 aggregate handed Sevilla a passage to the semi-final of the tournament.
Background
Harry Maguire joined Manchester United in 2019 from Liecester on a six-year deal for a record fee of £80 million ($97m) with the option to extend for a further year.
He was at the time the expensive defender in the whole world as he eclipsed the previous transfer record of £75m for a defender, which was set by Liverpool when they bought Virgil van Dijk in January 2018.
The flashpoints and connection with Bomb threat
One of the flashpoints of both first leg and second leg of the UEFA Europa league quarter-final was Harry Maguire’s errors leading to goals against his own team, Manchester United.
In the first leg, Maguire’s own goal in the late minutes gave Sevilla their second goal while his error again in the second leg presented Youssef En-Nesyri with Sevilla’s seventh-minute opener.
Claim
After the second leg, a Facebook platform, KBN TV news posted that Harry Maguire had received a bomb threat to his house due to the loss of Manchester United.
The platform posted a video from Sky Sports to support its claim that the defender had received a bomb threat.
“After Manchester United’s loss in the Europa league, Man U defender and Captain Harry Maguire seriously receives a Bomb threat to his home !!! KBN TV New offices
Mass Media. News street Plot 4.” It posted.
Link:https://fb.watch/k9Zdja_wNE/?mibextid=Nif5oz
Findings
The Informant247 fact check team took a dig deep on the video and discovered that it was posted by Sky sports in April 2022.
In the video, it was claimed that the defender had received a bomb threat to his home.
The incident could not be unconnected to the fact that he had been a subject of abuse from fans in stadiums and on social media regarding his form for United during that season.
https://fb.watch/k9ZJfbojHA/?mibextid=Nif5oz
A spokesman for Maguire said at the time: “In the last 24 hours, Harry has received a serious threat to his family home.
“He has reported this to the police who are now looking into the matter. The safety of his family and those around him is obviously Harry’s number one priority
Verdict
Harry Maguire didn’t receive any bomb threat to his home after the loss of Manchester United to Sevilla in the Europa league quarter final even though he had earlier received a bomb threat in 2022.