Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has branded Harry Maguire as a “world class centre-back” and has retracted his theory that the defender should not start for the Three Lions.
The Manchester United captain has played superbly for his country in all four World Cup matches and helped the side keep a third clean sheet of the tournament in Sunday’s 3-0 last 16 win over Senegal.
Maguire had been limited to irregular game time in the lead up to Qatar having still played second fiddle to Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane, prior to his knee problem. An injury of his own in September had only seen him return in late October.
