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‘Upamaguire’ -Commentator leaves fans in stiches with hilarious comparison of Bayern defender and Man United captain

Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano tackles Erling Haaland of Manchester City.
The Arabian football announcer took a cheeky dig at the French centre-back following his disastrous performance against Manchester City
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A commentator left fans in stiches when he made a hilarious comparison between Bayer Munich defender Dayot Upamecano and Manchester United captain Harry Maguire.

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The French centre-back put in a disastrous performance against Manchester City as the Bundesliga champions lost 4-1 on aggregate to the Premier League giants to exit the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.

Upamecano was at fault for two of City’s goals as they romped to a 3-0 win last week and was equally as bad on Wednesday, escaping a red card for bringing down City striker Erling Haaland while through on goal, before giving away a penalty after a handball in the box although the Norwegian missed the spot kick.

The 24-year-old saved the worst for last as he slipped in an attempt to tackle Haaland, allowing the striker an opportunity to get one-on-one with goalkeeper Yan Sommer, before he scored City’s goal at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

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His comedy of errors saw the commentator compare him to United’s error-prone skipper Maguire with a quip that left fans in stitches. As Upamecano played the ball with just five minutes left, the Arabian commentator said: “Upamaguire.”

Supporters found the incident absolutely hilarious, with many hailing the commentator’s cheeky name.

Upamecano is in his second season at Bayern having joined from RB Leipzig in 2021 for £37 million. He has since played 77 times and won last season’s Bundesliga.

Maguire, meanwhile, joined Manchester United for a world record £80 million in August 2019 and after an impressive first season, errors have become common in his game with his slow pace, poor timing and positioning, making him a subject of criticism.

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The England international was at fault again last week when he scored an own goal as United threw away a 2-0 advantage to draw 2-2 with Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.

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