Harry Maguire wants to attack Scotland fans after his own goal in England’s win
Opinions continue to vary about the Manchester United defender, but few would doubt that the ball he sent through his own net to give to the Tartan Army came under unfortunate circumstances.
Maguire, who replaced Marc Guehi at half-time at Hampden Park, tried to block Andy Robertson’s cross but ended up firing the ball past Aaron Ramsdale into the England goal.
With the 30-year-old no longer featured in the Old Trafford first team and having been sacked as club captain, his regular inclusion in the Three Lions line-up will be under intense scrutiny.
Cheered and egged on by home fans after the goal before Harry Kane restored England’s two-goal lead, Maguire responded on social media, captioning an Instagram post: “‘Pleasant camp with the boys – always a pleasure my.’ “Everywhere they gooooo” is a reference to the song England fans sing about their rivals.
The defender has been a crucial part of Gareth Southgate’s rebuild, playing impressive roles in two World Cups and one European Championship since his debut in 2017.
Southgate passionately defended Maguire after the game, describing criticism of him as “ridiculous” and “a joke”.
“From the Scottish fans’ point of view I understand that I have absolutely nothing to complain about what they have done,” he said.
“Honestly, it’s a result of the ridiculous treatment he’s endured over a long period of time, and I think our fans have realized, ‘Okay, our own fans might get a little annoyed, but we won’t.’ let the others get to you.’ into him.’ But it’s a joke.
“I have never seen a player treated like this, not by the Scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is, they have created something that is beyond anything I have ever seen.”
“He’s been an absolute pillar of support for us in England’s second most successful team for decades, he’s been an absolutely important part of it.” I’ve spoken about the importance of our senior players, he’s been crucial to that and every time he takes the field, the resilience he shows, the balls he shows is absolutely incredible, so he’s a top player and we’re all with him.
“Our fans were great with him tonight. I feel pretty strongly about it, yeah.
“He’s good, he’s great, we got a good win and he had a big part in it. He excelled as always, which is a great credit to his character.”
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