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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Alan Shearer names his England World Cup squad amid Gareth Southgate's "huge gamble"

Alan Shearer has warned Gareth Southgate that playing Harry Maguire at the World Cup would be a risk - with the the ex-England skipper naming his squad for the tournament.

Maguire, 29, is now the fourth-choice centre-back at Manchester United and has started only three Premier League games this season. He's also just recovered from a hamstring injury and made a costly blunder in England's 3-3 draw against Germany in September.

Although Shearer has included Maguire in his 26-player squad for the tournament in Qatar, he believes Three Lions boss Southgate should ditch his back three and play a back four. England's opening game is against Iran in Doha on Monday, November 21.

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