Maguire’s nightmare at MU continues as he can only play once in coach Erik ten Hag’s squad this season. Maguire’s rare appearance was when he replaced the injured Lisandro Martinez in MU’s 3-1 loss to Arsenal last Sunday.
However, what is controversial is that Maguire will still be the mainstay of England’s back four in the match against Ukraine in the EURO 2024 qualifier taking place in the city of Wroclaw (Poland) because coach Southgate does not have many options. by a series of traumatic problems.
Coach Southgate will be without the services of John Stones and Tyrone Mings due to injury. Conor Coady is playing for Leicester in the English First Division and Southgate does not want to choose from that league.
It is likely that coach Southgate will still use Maguire to pair with Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), as these two players worked side by side in England’s 4-0 victory over Malta in June.
While Guehi has only represented the national team four times, the alternatives are even less experienced. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) has only played 3 matches for England, Lewis Dunk (Brighton) has played once, while young talent Levi Colwill (Chelsea) has not even played a match.
In addition to injuries in the center of defense, coach Southgate also lost many pillars such as Luke Shaw (MU), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) or Jack Grealish (Man City).
However, the English strategist still has many alternatives with Ben Chilwell at left-back. Meanwhile, Jordan Henderson, although wandering to Saudi Arabia, will likely have the opportunity to start alongside Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham in midfield.
