HARRY MAGUIRE has returned to Manchester United’s training ground for the first time since his Greece arrest.
The Old Trafford captain, 27, was at the wheel of a white BMW as he drove into Carrington this morning.
Maguire arrives for Man Utd training for the first time since his Greece arrestCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
It was back to the day job for the Old Trafford captain ahead of the new Premier League seasonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Maguire made his first public outing since last month’s incident in Mykonos at last night’s Soccer Aid charity match.
But it was back to the day job today ahead of United’s first game of the new Premier League season at home to Crystal Palace on September 19.
England stars Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Chris Smalling were among the other players reporting for duty.
But all eyes will be on Maguire and his return to the big stage.
The former Leicester defender faces a retrial after being handed a suspended jail sentence.
Maguire was convicted of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery .
The arresting officer on the night the fight erupted claimed Maguire launched into a foul-mouthed tirade at cops as they tried to detain him.
A statement, printed in Greek media, alleges Maguire told cops: “F*** you all, f*** off, f*** the Greek police, f*** policeman, f*** Greece, f*** the Greek civilisation, I don’t give a s**t”.
Maguire arrives at Carrington in his white BMWCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
The Old Trafford skipper was at the ground last night to watch Soccer Aid
Maguire at the Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford with sister Daisy and brother Laurence
The £85million defender is then said to have pushed officers along with brother Joe and friend Chris Sharman, who were found guilty alongside Maguire.
But he denied throwing any punches and rubbished claims he tried to bribe the police, with his lawyers lodging an appeal against his convictions.
The move nullifies the initial verdict and means there will be a retrial in a more senior court.
Emotional Maguire recently spoke out about the Mykonos horror – claiming he was “scared for his life”.
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Breaking his silence, a defiant Harry told the BBC: “I did nothing wrong.”
Maguire said plain clothes cops whacked him repeatedly and taunted him by saying “your career is over, no more football, you won’t play again”.
He added: “I thought we were getting kidnapped.
“We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air, they just started hitting us.
“And at this point I thought there is no chance these are police or I don’t know who they are so I tried to run away, I was in that much of a panic, fear, scared for my life. All the way through it.”
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Maguire said he was scared for his life during his arrestCredit: AP:Associated Press
Harry Maguire was arrested by undercover cops drafted in from mainland Greece to target organised crime on Mykonos
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
