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Harry Maguire breaks silence after being booed by England fans during Ivory Coast win as he heads back to Man Utd
HARRY MAGUIRE has broken his silence after being booed while playing for England last night.
The Manchester United skipper was selected alongside Tyrone Mings at the back by boss Gareth Southgate.
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Maguire, 28, has endured a difficult season at club level and has received plenty of criticism for his performances.
After scoring against Albania for the Three Lions in November, Maguire cupped his ears towards supporters - drawing the ire of Roy Keane.
This time around against the Ivory Coast, Maguire's name was booed as it was announced before the game.
His first touches during the 3-0 win itself were also met by jeers.
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Maguire appears to have blocked out the criticism, however, making no reference to it in a tweet this morning.
Accompanied by a picture of him playing last night, he wrote on Twitter: "Enjoyable week playing for my country 🏴❤️"
Maguire was an unused substitute during Saturday's 2-1 win over Switzerland, before playing the full 90 in last night's 3-0 triumph.
Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson came to his international team-mate's defence last night - blasting the Wembley boo boys.
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He wrote: "I can't get my head around what happened at Wembley tonight.
"Harry Maguire has been a colossus for England. Without him, the progress made at the last two tournaments would not have been possible.
"To be booed at his home stadium, for no reason? What have we become? What happened tonight was just wrong.
"As someone who wants to win with England I feel fortunate to share a dressing room with him. We all feel the same!"
I thought the reception was a joke, an absolute joke
Gareth Southgate
Southgate, 51, blasted Maguire's treatment as a "joke".
He said: "I thought the reception was a joke, an absolute joke. The way he has performed for us has been absolutely phenomenal. I don't get it. We're either all in this together or we're not.
“He's in an England shirt and not only should you support a player in an England shirt regardless, but when you've played at the level he has for us and put the performances in he has, it should be total commitment behind him.
“I don't get it at all. His performance was pretty faultless really.
“He stepped out from the back really well for his first goal, was involved in the second one too. So, yeah. The team are totally united."
Captain Harry Kane added: "We’ve worked hard to rebuild our connection with @England fans in the last few years so to hear @HarryMaguire93 booed at Wembley before kick off was just not right.
"The fact that he’s been brilliant on the pitch and given us all so many great memories makes it even harder to understand.
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"He doesn’t deserve that reception. He’s got full support in the changing room and should have the same from every England fan."
Jack Grealish added: "He has been brilliant and it is ridiculous for him to get booed. It is not something the team likes."
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