England defender Harry Maguire says former captain David Beckham has urged him to focus on career positives after fan criticism.
The England centre-back scored an own goal as a substitute in last month's 3-1 friendly win in Glasgow, while every touch he took was cheered ironically."He got in touch with me so it was really nice of him and I really appreciated that."
Beckham, England's third-most capped men's player with 115 international appearances, captained his country for six years from 2000, leading them at two World Cups. "Every career is so up and down, especially when you reach what I've reached, in terms of being the captain of the biggest club in the world for three and a half years. He's been in that position and knows what it's like."
The defender's game time has increased lately because of injuries in the United squad; he started last Saturday, assisting the winning goal for Scott McTominay as Brentford were beaten 2-1 in the Premier League."I have had some huge plaudits over the years playing for my country," he said. "There has been a lot of talk about me over the last year. For that talk to happen, you have got to have built your way up to be a top performer like I've done over the previous five years to that."A career is a long path. Many ups, many downs, it probably has been a little blip and I am trying to be back to where I was."
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