Gareth Southgate: Harry Maguire criticism 'beyond anything I've ever seen'

Gareth Southgate says he has never seen a player treated like Harry Maguire as the furious England manager labelled the unrelenting criticism of him 'ridiculous' and 'a joke'
Gareth Southgate: Harry Maguire criticism 'beyond anything I've ever seen'

OWN GOAL: England’s Harry Maguire scores an own goal during the international friendly match at Hampden Park. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Gareth Southgate says he has never seen a player treated like Harry Maguire as the furious England manager labelled the unrelenting criticism of him "ridiculous" and "a joke".

Little more than two years on from being named in the European Championship team of the tournament, the 30-year-old is now the butt of jokes to many.

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