Ten Hag is convinced Maguire has improved over the past two seasons.
He said: "I think he made a huge improvement in the two seasons I'm here.
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"He's, in this moment, really proactive, really confident. Yeah, stepping in, driving the team forward, making the switches, his work going forward and defending proper and (being) tough. And scoring as well.
"So, yeah, he's doing everything in his moment, what you can expect from a centre-half."