SM
Sports Mole words bigger AMP 2
Aston Villa vs. West Ham: 44 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
SN
Scotland national football team
Friendlies 1
Sep 12, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Hampden Park
EN
England national football team

Scotland
1 - 3
England

Maguire (67' og.)
Hendry (42'), Tierney (77')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Foden (32'), Bellingham (35'), Kane (81')
Phillips (41'), Bellingham (42')

Gareth Southgate slams "ridiculous" Harry Maguire criticism after Scotland win

:Headline: Gareth Southgate slams 'ridiculous' Harry Maguire criticism after Scotland win:
England manager Gareth Southgate slams the "ridiculous" ongoing criticism of Harry Maguire after the defender's own goal in Tuesday's 3-1 friendly win over Scotland.
Sports Mole
Gareth Southgate slams 'ridiculous' Maguire criticism after Scotland win

England boss Gareth Southgate has leapt to the defence of Harry Maguire after the defender's own goal in Tuesday's 3-1 friendly win over Scotland, claiming that he has never seen anything like the "ridiculous" treatment of the Manchester United man.

Maguire - whose £80m move to Old Trafford from Leicester City in 2019 remains the world-record fee for a defender - has been on the receiving end of scathing treatment for perceived poor performances over the past couple of years.

The 30-year-old is now the fifth-choice centre-back at Man United behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw, and he was stripped of the captaincy by Erik ten Hag ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Despite his perennial struggles at club level, Southgate remains a staunch supporter of Maguire and has continued to call him up for international matches, often to the bemusement of supporters.

Maguire - who is usually a reliable presence in the England backline - started against Ukraine in a 1-1 Euro 2024 qualifying draw at the weekend, before being named among the substitutes for the 150th Anniversary Heritage match with Scotland.

Gareth Southgate slams 'ridiculous' Maguire criticism after Scotland win

Lewis Dunk and Marc Guehi paired up from the first whistle, but the latter was withdrawn at half time, and Southgate opted for Maguire to replace him rather than Levi Colwill or Fikayo Tomori.

The decision backfired horribly on Southgate, though, as with England two goals to the good thanks to Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham, Maguire stuck a boot out to try to cut out an Andy Robertson cross, but he only succeeded in turning the ball into his own net.

Despite offering Scotland a route back into the match, England eventually restored their two-goal lead through Harry Kane, but Maguire received particularly hostile treatment by the Hampden Park crowd throughout the second half.

Speaking to the media after the match, Southgate launched an impassioned defence of the 30-year-old and labelled the frequent vitriol a "joke", saying: "From a Scotland fans' point of view I get it, I have no absolutely no complaints of what they did.

"It is a consequence of ridiculous treatment of him for a long period of time, frankly, and I think our fans recognised, 'ok there might be a bit of heat from our own supporters but we are not going to have it from others getting into him.' But it is a joke.

"I have never known a player to be treated the way he is, not from the Scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is, they have created something that is beyond anything I have 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 yes. He is good, he is great, we have had a good win and he was a big part of that. He has fronted up as he always does which is enormous credit to his character."

Maguire's second-half cameo at Hampden Park was his 59th appearance in an England jersey, and he has now featured in each of the Three Lions' last 18 matches since being an unused substitute in a friendly win over Switzerland in March 2022.

However, the former Leicester man has only played 23 minutes of Premier League football so far this season, and should Martinez shake off an injury scare, Maguire will be expected to start on the bench for Man United's upcoming clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. body check tags ::

amp_article__523853 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2023-09-21 07:18:14:
html db last update - 2023-09-21 07:18:14 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!

Click here for more stories about Harry Maguire

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Levi Colwill, Eddie Nketiah earn first call-ups to England squad
Arsenal transfer exclusive: Could injury-prone Partey be sold in January?
Red Devils reunion? Man United to replace Bayindir with former goalkeeper?
Manchester City planning Josko Gvardiol move?
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool19144147192846
2Arsenal20117239182140
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest20124429191040
4Chelsea20106439241536
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle20105534221235
6Manchester CityMan City2010463627934
7Bournemouth209653023733
8Aston Villa209563032-232
9Fulham207943027330
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2061043029128
11Brentford208393835327
12Tottenham HotspurSpurs20731042301224
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd206592328-523
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham206592439-1523
15Crystal Palace204972128-721
16Everton193881525-1017
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2044123145-1416
18Ipswich TownIpswich2037102035-1516
19Leicester CityLeicester2035122344-2114
20Southampton2013161244-326
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Preview: Newcastle vs. Bromley - prediction, team news, lineups

1

PN
Preview: Newcastle vs. Bromley - prediction, team news, lineups

James, Lavia, Anselmino, Chilwell: Maresca reveals who will face Morecambe in FA Cup

2

JL
James, Lavia, Anselmino, Chilwell: Maresca reveals who will face Morecambe in FA Cup

Another Portuguese at Molineux? Wolves 'receive response' to Chelsea defender bid

NEW

3

AP
Another Portuguese at Molineux? Wolves 'receive response' to Chelsea defender bid

Will Man City's Bobb, Dias, Ederson return from injury to play against Salford?

4

WM
Will Man City's Bobb, Dias, Ederson return from injury to play against Salford?

Preview: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PR
Preview: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview: Tamworth vs. Spurs - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PT
Preview: Tamworth vs. Spurs - prediction, team news, lineups

Emotional return: Moyes to be appointed Everton manager this weekend?

7

ER
Emotional return: Moyes to be appointed Everton manager this weekend?

Pep talk or no Pep talk? Guardiola's Man City transfer stance made "clear"

8

PT
Pep talk or no Pep talk? Guardiola's Man City transfer stance made "clear"

Bellingham, Valverde, Tchouameni, Modric latest: Real Madrid injury news vs. Barcelona

9

BV

How much? Arsenal 'suffer blow' in pursuit of Spain star Williams

10

HM
1x1


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .