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Daily Mirror
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Tom Victor

Gary Lineker hits nail on the head and identifies England's Harry Maguire replacement

Former England star Gary Lineker has put club form first when giving Gareth Southgate centre-back advice.

Southgate has persisted with Harry Maguire at the heart of the defence, despite the Manchester United captain losing his starting spot at Old Trafford. While the 29-year-old has been a key figure for the manager in the past, he was at fault for the opening goal against Germany on Monday and has recently been subjected to boos from England supporters.

Maguire gave the ball away needlessly before felling Jamal Musiala in the box, giving the visitors a penalty from which Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring. While England recovered, briefly leading 3-2 before Kai Havertz equalised for Hansi Flick's men, calls for Maguire to be dropped have continued.

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