Luke Shaw chides Maguire over costly mistakes in club, country

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Manchester United defender, Luke Shaw has reacted to Harry Maguire’s continued costly mistakes in the heart of both club and country’s defences.

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The 29-year-old Maguire is struggling for form for both club and country after making another high-profile error in England’s 3-3 draw with Germany in the Nations League on Monday night.

Due to his recent struggles, Maguire has lost his place in Manchester United’s starting eleven despite being the club’s captain.

Maguire was once again in the spotlight, gifting Germany their opening goal after a calamitous few seconds at the start of the second half.

He passed the ball straight to Germany’s Jamal Musiala on the edge of England’s box and then hacked down the Bayern Munich youngster in the area

The referee awarded a spot-kick after consulting VAR, and the Man United captain went on to lose possession high up the pitch before Germany’s second goal.

Maguire’s place in Gareth Southgate’s team continues to be questioned with the likes of Fikayo Tomori watching from the bench, particularly after another high-profile error.

“I will be honest, it is a tough period at the moment, of course Harry is an amazing player, an amazing character. He has taken a lot of stick, probably more than I have ever seen before in football but he never hides away, he is always there,” Shaw told reporters after the game.

“You can have people that can hide away and not want to be in the spotlight, but he keeps putting himself in the spotlight, and it shows the strength and character he has got because, come on, everyone knows that he is an unbelievable player.

“At the moment, the confidence might not be there because it might feel like the whole world is against him, it is tough for him but us as players, staff we are all behind him because he is a very important player, and it shows Gareth’s trust that he has played in both games.

“Look at the Euros and what he has done, people need to understand he is a big part of the England team and they have to accept it.”

Harry Maguire was confirmed injured by England boss, Gareth Southgate, after the 3-3 draw with Germany and will miss the Premier League game against Leeds United at the weekend, while Luke Shaw would hope to return to the Red Devils’ bench.

United would hope to extend their winning run in the Premier League, having won four out of four of their last league matches.