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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson

England team’s struggles remind me of Manchester United, says Wigglesworth

Richard Wigglesworth at England training
Richard Wigglesworth sees England’s rugby team and Manchester United as both on an upward curve. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho/Shutterstock

Steve Borthwick’s England squad has been compared to Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United side before the massive Six Nations fixture at home against France on Saturday. Both teams have been having difficult seasons but inside the red rose camp there remains a firm belief that, given a little patience, the tide will eventually turn for them.

England’s attack coach, Richard Wigglesworth, also happens to be a United fan and sees similarities between the respective situations at Twickenham and Old Trafford. He thinks Amorim will eventually deliver success for United, now 13th in the Premier League, and is also backing England, who have won just two of their past nine Tests, to turn the corner in the not-too-distant future.

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