Neville: Maguire would be a bigger miss for England than Kane

Gary Neville thinks an injury to Harry Maguire would be a bigger issue for England than the loss of Harry Kane from the Euros squad. Gareth Southgate has a lot of difficult choices to make ahead of the European Championship this summer, especially if Neville and Jamie Carragher’s debate last night on Sky Sports was anything […]

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Maguire: England have ‘areas to build’ and versatility is key

Harry Maguire has insisted that it is important that England are capable of flipping between formations ahead of this summer’s European Championships. Gareth Southgate has been routinely asked questions about whether he intends to start this summer’s rearranged European Championship with a back three or a back four. England reached the 2018 World Cup semi-final […]

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Bielsa hopes Leeds star will learn from Wales mistake

Marcelo Bielsa says Tyler Roberts must learn from his mistake after the Leeds forward was sent home early by Wales this week for breaching team rules. Roberts, Hal Robson-Kanu and Rabbi Matondo missed Wales’ World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Tuesday after being released from camp for staying up too late and breaking […]

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Maguire was ‘shaky’ as media gives England reality check

England will face ‘much better teams’ than Poland. Those ‘much better teams’ are not doing all that well against similar opposition, of course.   Case for the defence After the first round of UEFA qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, four teams have played and won their opening three games. Italy, Denmark, England and Armenia […]

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Maguire: How I and Man City rival have helped each other

Harry Maguire and John Stones are preparing to line up together once again after the old friends and England team-mates helped one another through rocky periods. Having duelled during their time in the Sheffield United and Barnsley youth set-ups, the Yorkshire duo went on to become part of the defence that provided the base for […]

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Maguire: England are even better than World Cup semi-finalists

Harry Maguire says England are a better team now than when they reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2018. Maguire was part of an England team that made a run to the last four of the tournament in Russia. Buoyed by a first World Cup shootout win, hopes were high a 52-year wait for a […]

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Maguire ‘choke-hold’ clip could be ‘catalyst’ for VAR change

Premier League clubs are reviewing clips of incidents such as Harry Maguire’s ‘choke-hold’ on Cesar Azpilicueta as the league looks to improve VAR, according to a report. Manchester United and Chelsea went toe-to-toe in driving rain at an empty Old Trafford in October last year, where Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy capped a fine performance with […]

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Topical Top 10: The Premier League’s weariest Englishmen

It’s March, and that means another international break is almost upon us. Because international football is very sensible and we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic that has concertinaed this season to unprecedented degrees, there are just the three fixtures to squeeze in. Jose Mourinho has, of course, kicked off the traditional calls […]

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Ferdinand picks out Solskjaer’s ‘biggest concern’ at Man Utd

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s “biggest concern” at Man Utd is whether he can trust Harry Maguire or Victor Lindelof to handle a forward “one v one on the halfway line”. There are plenty of rumours circulating about who the Red Devils will sign in the summer market with a centre-back now understood to be at the […]

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Solskjaer reacts to Maguire telling Man Utd star to ‘f**king tidy up’

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thinks his Man Utd squad “needed” Harry Maguire to call them out during their 1-0 victory over West Ham on Sunday. An own goal by Craig Dawson saw the Red Devils back up victory over Manchester City last weekend with a narrow triumph over top-four rivals West Ham. The result means Man […]

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