Much-maligned Fred and Harry Maguire are Man United's good-luck charms

REVEALED: Much-maligned Fred and Harry Maguire are actually Man United’s good-luck charms, boasting their squad’s highest win percentages this season… so who are YOUR club’s lucky mascots?

  • Opta statistics show the top three players by win percentage in each team in the Premier League
  • The heavily criticised duo of Fred and Harry Maguire lead the way for United
  • There are surprise names at the top of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur’s lists
  • City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko occupies top spot for the entire league

Fred and Harry Maguire have the highest win percentages of Manchester United players who have featured in a minimum of 10 games in the Premier League this season, new figures have revealed.

The Brazilian midfielder and the England centre-back have been heavily criticised by fans and pundits alike – but the statistics show they are somewhat lucky charms for United.

Fred has played in 27 games for the beleaguered Red Devils in the league this season. United have won 14 of those – they have only won 16 in the Premier League – giving him a win percentage of 51.9 per cent.

Maguire, who has endured a poor season for United and faced calls to be stripped of the captaincy, has a victory percentage of 51.7 per cent.

Oleksandr Zinchenko tops the list in Manchester City’s squad on 91.7 per cent as Pep Guardiola’s side, who are aiming for their fourth title in the past five years, have claimed all three points in 11 of the 12 matches the Ukrainian full-back has played in.

Zinchenko is first in the entire league, with team-mates Ilkay Gündogan and Fernandinho second and third, respectively. 

Liverpool’s lucky mascots in their Premier League title push have been Spanish midfielder Thiago and Luis Diaz, who has made a huge impact at the club since joining from Porto in January.

Thiago (left) and Luis Diaz are Liverpool’s lucky charms as they bid to win the Premier League

Trevoh Chalobah (right) is a surprise name at the top of the Chelsea squad’s win percentage list 

Thiago has won 20 of his 24 Premier League matches this season, while Liverpool have earned maximum points in 10 of Diaz’s 12 appearances – a success rate of 83.3 per cent. 

There were other surprise results in the statistics provided by Opta. Chelsea’s joint leading performers on win percentage are Trevoh Chalobah and Andreas Christensen on 66.7 per cent having won 12 of their 18 games.

Japhet Tanganga occupies top spot in Antonio Conte’s top four-chasing Tottenham squad with Spurs winning eight of the 11 matches he has featured in, giving him a percentage of 72.7 per cent. 

Matt Doherty had been a key part of Tottenham’s push for a place in the top four before suffering an injury

Bruno Guimaraes has impressed in the league since signing for Newcastle United in January

Matt Doherty, who had enjoyed a resurgence before suffering an injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season, is second for Spurs on 66.7 per cent.

For Spurs’ Champions League qualification rivals Arsenal, defender Rob Holding has the highest win percentage on 69.2 per cent ahead of Japanese star Takehiro Tomiyasu.

January signings Wout Weghorst and Bruno Guimaraes lead the way for Burnley and Newcastle, respectively.

Six of Burnley’s seven wins in a difficult league campaign have involved Weghorst, who has a victory percentage of 35.3 per cent – but it might not be enough to keep the Clarets in the league.

Guimaraes has been in superb form since coming to the Premier League. The highly-rated Brazilian has a win percentage of 60 per cent, with Newcastle having taken all three points in nine of his 15 appearances. 




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