Harry Maguire talks to CNN about scoring the goal of a lifetime in the ‘craziest’ game of his career

Ahead of a big Europa League semifinal against Athletic Bilbao, Harry Maguire talks to CNN about his game-winning goal against Lyon and how the club is aiming to prepare for the times to come.

Harry Maguire has experienced the highs and lows of being a Manchester United star in recent seasons but don’t ever doubt his unshakeable self-belief. It’s certainly been a roller-coaster of emotions of late for the Red Devils center-back who became the most expensive defender in the world when he joined United from Leicester City in 2019. Earlier this month, Maguire – playing as a makeshift striker – scored a sensational winner in the final seconds of extra-time as his team completed one of the great European comebacks to beat Olympique Lyon 7-6 on aggregate to reach the semifinals of the Europa League where they next face Athletic Bilbao. “Well, I think it’s the craziest game I’ve ever played in, to be honest, and in terms of goal, yeah, it’s probably my favorite and best goal in club football,” Maguire told CNN Sports. “I’ve obviously scored a few in a World Cup quarterfinal and a Euros quarterfinal as well. So they all come close, but it’s one that I’ll never ever forget. And the emotion of the game, I think that’s what makes the goal so big. The way that we came back in extra-time was something that I’m sure I’ll remember forever, but many, many others will remember as well.” Despite the home side’s euphoria on that epic night in the Theater of Dreams, it’s been another season of substantial underachievement for the English giant in the Premier League, a competition they’ve won a record 13 times. So much so that the team’s only hope of playing in next season’s Champions League is to win the Europa League this campaign – though the two-legged tie with the La Liga side will be challenging to say the least.