Eyewitness accounts of the incident that led to Harry Maguire’s arrest in Mykonos are starting to emerge.The Manchester United centre-back is facing charges of aggravated assault following a fight with police officers.The 27-year-old centre-back was allegedly ‘very abusive and aggressive’ towards the officers, two of whom suffered facial injuries following the attack.A source in contact with The Sun claims Maguire got angry after police attempted to break up a brawl between Maguire and his friends and a group of men who had been taunting the United player."They tried to arrest him and Harry started hitting the police,” the source said.“They had to call for backup. Two or three more police came but Harry was so strong and upset that they couldn’t pin him down.”
The Daily Mail have since heard from a local resident who witnessed the initial fight outside Mykonos’ Fabrica bar.The eyewitness, named Kafatos - he only provided his last name - claims the group baited Maguire by calling him a ‘rubbish footballer’ and ‘a fridge’.“I’m a big football fan and recognised Harry Maguire, who was with a group of friends," Kafatos said. "They were making a lot of noise and it appeared that they had had a lot to drink.“Another group of British men started abusing them, saying he was a rubbish footballer and played for a rubbish team. They were also calling him a fridge and I didn't really understand what they meant by that.”
Kafatos added: “Then there was a lot of shouting, swearing and they started fighting. It was a real mess. They were throwing punches, kicking each other and rolling around on the ground before the police came."
Another eyewitness claims 'vile' taunts were aimed at Maguire, including songs about the Munich air disaster.
Briton Sam Moore said: "This group of British lads were out for trouble and were being really abusive towards Maguire and his club.
"I could hear them singing about the Munich air disaster and saying other vile things. You could tell that they wanted to have a punch up with Maguire.
"I don't know what football team they supported but they didn't like Manchester United, that much was obvious."
Maguire will face a trial on Tuesday.