Harry Maguire left covered in blood after horror collision just seconds into Man Utd’s clash at Everton

HARRY MAGUIRE suffered a sickening facial injury just seconds into Manchester United’s showdown with Everton. The defender, 33, kept his starting place after playing a key role in the Red Devils’ 5-2 win over Ipswich last weekend. Harry Maguire had blood pouring from his nose Credit: Sky Sports The defender was involved in a sickening clash of heads with Thierno Barry Credit: PA And Maguire, who was at the centre of Jacob Greaves’ controversial own goal in the victory, got the meeting with Everton off to a painful start. Less than a minute had been played when the England man was involved in a horrific clash of heads with Toffees striker Thierno Barry. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! And medics rushed onto the pitch after Maguire hit the deck following the worrying collision. The centre-back immediately had blood pouring from his nose at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Team-mates were also spotted crowding around Maguire as they feared boss Michael Carrick would be forced into making an early substitution. Teenager Leny Yoro was ordered to go through a warm-up routine in case action needed to be taken. But United medical staff managed to plug Maguire’s nose to stop the constant flow of blood. And, despite coming off worse in the aerial challenge with Barry, he was able to continue. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS The former Leicester man has been singing Kobbie Mainoo’s praises in the early stages of the campaign. Following the win over Ipswich, Maguire said: “He was brilliant, Kobbie. To think he hasn’t played for I don’t know how long and [didn’t] really get many minutes in pre-season. He was magnificent. “He put a great shift in and his work without the ball has improved so much since Michael’s been in. “That’s credit to Michael and his staff. But without the ball now, he’s becoming a real monster in there. “He wins a lot of second balls. He wins a lot of duels. You won’t want to play against him in there and that’s the biggest compliment I can give to him from playing and watching him behind.” Concerned team-mates crowded around Maguire Credit: Reuters The England man’s painful injury came just seconds into the clash Credit: PA Comment now