Harry Maguire endured a difficult evening despite England winning 3-1 in Scotland; the defender was jeered at every touch after coming on at half-time, provoking Gareth Southgate to describe the treatment of him as an absolute joke
"They have seen what I have delivered for England over 59 caps," he added, when asked about the positive treatment.
"He's been an incredible player for England in one of the most successful teams we've had - critical for what we've been doing."Thankfully he's got the support of the dressing room and the people behind him. I thought the England fans in the stadium tonight were absolutely brilliant. Sky Sports News' Rob Dorsett says he expects Gareth Southgate to continue to back Harry Maguire despite criticism over the defender's performancesMaguire has become a caricature of calamity in a lot of people's eyes in and around football and his manager Gareth Southgate has had enough, plain and simple. Rarely have I seen the England manager so animated as he was when he spoke to me in the mixed zone at Hampden Park last night. His paternal instincts came out again.
To put that into context, Maguire scored an own goal last night and he was unlucky. That can happen to any player. He actually played pretty well for the rest of the 45 minutes he was on, his positional play was good, he didn't give the ball away and yet even on our own, two less than anybody else. The vast majority of England players got 7 or 8 out of 10.
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