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Nathan Ridley

Gonzalo Higuain left red faced after "cigarette" comment following Inter Miami snub

Gonzalo Higuain may be the Inter Miami squad's biggest name but manager Phil Neville has reportedly made the bold decision to axe the star ahead of their next match.

After cutting a frustrated figure during the Florida outfit's first five games of the new MLS season, Higuain was absent from their last match through a 'knee injury'. But after Miami recorded their first win of the campaign against New England Revolution and his replacement - on-loan Wolves striker Leonardo Campana - scored a hat-trick, it has been claimed by the Sun that the former Real Madrid, Chelsea and Napoli striker is unhappy with life under Neville and will not feature against Seattle Sounders on Sunday.

Higuain's omission comes after he underestimated how tough MLS would be, admitting on Christian Vieri 's Twitch channel, Bobo TV : "I thought I would come here and play with a cigarette in my mouth and, instead, it is difficult. It is a tough league. I learned that it is similar to Italian football. In Spain and England it is easier to do well, while in Italy, if you do not know the league, you suffer."

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