John Terry’s veiled snipe at Roy Keane as Harry Maguire breaks England scoring record

Harry Maguire celebrates scoring against San Marino. Credit: Getty.

John Terry has congratulated Manchester United’s Harry Maguire for breaking his England goalscoring record.

Maguire became the Three Lions’ highest-scoring defender on Monday when he netted the first in England’s 10-0 demolition of San Marino.

In doing so, he overtook Terry’s record, which he jointly held, as Gareth Southgate’s men secured their place in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Maguire has now scored seven international goals. Credit: Getty.

What did John Terry say?

On Monday night, the former Chelsea captain tweeted: “@HarryMaguire93 Congratulations mate.

“@England Highest scoring defender. Let’s see if a few of these pundits talk about that.”

The last sentence is in reference to the criticism Maguire has had from pundits such as Roy Keane in recent weeks, who have blasted his form.

Maguire responded by celebrating his goal against Albania last week by putting his fingers in his ears, presumably to imply he wasn’t listening to such comments.

However, the 28-year-old’s celebration only saw him receive further scorn, for what was deemed an overreaction to a goal against inferior opposition.

How many international goals has Harry Maguire scored?

Maguire has now scored seven goals for England, one more than Terry, who is tied second with the late Jack Charlton.

Tony Adams, Gary Cahill, Stuart Pearce and Phil Neal have all netted five for the Three Lions.

Who has Harry Maguire scored against?

The United centre-back netted his first England goal against Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup.

Since then, he’s scored against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly, and against Poland, Hungary, Albania and San Marino in qualifiers - the last three all coming in the recently culminated World Cup qualification campaign.

Maguire also found the back of the net during last summer’s Euro 2020, when he nodded in England’s second against Ukraine.

Maguire has scored more goals for England than Manchester United. Credit: Getty.

How many club goals has Harry Maguire scored?

Maguire has scored 27 club goals throughout his career - 12 for Sheffield United, six for Manchester United, five for Leicester City, three for Hull City and one for Wigan Athletic.

He’s netted those 27 goals in 455 club appearances, giving him a goal ratio of 0.06. However, on the international scene that tally rockets to 0.17, with his seven goals coming from 42 caps.

Stats courtesy of Transfermarkt.