Arsenal man comes to defence of 'outstanding' Man Utd defender

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been praised for his 'outstanding' England form by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

Maguire - who was also heavily backed by boss Gareth Southgate - has faced intense criticism and scrutiny.

The centre-back came on in the 3-1 friendly win over Scotland, during which he scored an own goal and was mocked by the home crowd.

Ramsdale said: “Harry Maguire has had criticism for the past 18 months, two years. It hasn’t affected him.

“His performances for England have been nigh on outstanding, that’s why he keeps getting picked and played. Simple as that.

“I don’t think a few whistles and groans from the fans are going to change his mindset.

“He had 45 minutes in a game where I thought he played well, kept the ball for us and one unfortunate own goal, if you want to call it that, and people are going to start talking about him and I don’t think it’s needed.”