Micah Richards has defended Kevin de Bruyne over comments he made about the Belgium national team, but insists he and his teammates must pull together if Belgium are to avoid World Cup elimination.
Belgium take on Croatia on Thursday knowing anything less than a win in their final World Cup group game will see them eliminated from the tournament. The Red Devils were fortunate to defeat Canada in their opening match, and put in another poor performance as they fell 2-0 to Morocco.
De Bruyne is the best of a golden generation of Belgian players, but even he has failed to rise to the occasion. The Manchester City midfielder sparked controversy last week, when the Guardian published an interview they conducted with him a few weeks before the World Cup.
