Gareth Southgate has leapt to the defence of Harry Maguire after the England defender's own-goal against Scotland.
launched a passionate defence of his player after the game, as he took aim at commentators and pundits for their"ridiculous treatment" of Maguire.
Speaking in an interview with Channel 4, the England boss said:"It's a consequence of ridiculous treatment of him for a long period of time. It's a joke, I've never known a player treated like he is, not by the Scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is. It's beyond anything I've ever seen."
“He has been an absolute stalwart for us in the second most successful English team for decades, he has been an absolutely key part of that."I have talked about the importance of our senior players, he has been crucial amongst that and every time he goes on the field the resilience he shows, the balls he shows is absolutely incredible so he is a top player and we are all with him. Our fans were brilliant with him tonight. I feel fairly strongly about it.
Maguire is yet to start a fame under Erik ten Hag this season, with the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Rafael Varane and Victor Lindelof all seemingly ahead of him in the pecking order at United. But Southgate reckons he still has a role to play within the England squad, as they prepare for the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany.
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