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Rio Ferdinand believes Gareth Southgate is placing ‘blind trust’ in Harry Maguire for England’s World Cup campaign due to his lack of playing time for Manchester United this season.
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Maguire has started just three Premier League games this term with Erik ten Hag preferring Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez as his centre-back partnership for United.
Southgate, however, has given no indication that he is prepared to drop Maguire for England’s World Cup campaign in Qatar and has insisted that he will continue to back his ‘best and most experienced’ players.