ENGLAND TRACK MAGUIRE
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate will dispatch No 2 Steve Holland to check on Harry Maguire today before deciding whether to hand the defender an international recall. Having initially been selected in the previous England squad to face Iceland and Denmark earlier this month, central defender Maguire was booted out of the party hours later after being found guilty on three separate offences following an altercation with Greek police during a post-season holiday to Mykonos. Maguire has since successfully appealed for a retrial, which Manchester United insist effectively makes him an innocent man until the new court case is concluded. Southgate is faced with a dilemma regarding Maguire’s selection for next month’s matches against Wales, Belgium and Denmark given the circumstances, though the England boss said earlier this month he would consider picking the former Leicester man. Holland is due to be at the Amex Stadium today to watch Maguire take on Brighton before joining Southgate to decide whether to select the United captain. The game will also provide Holland with an opportunity to monitor young United striker Mason Greenwood, whose place in the squad is in huge doubt after he was sent home from Iceland in disgrace for inviting two women back to the team hotel. Greenwood and Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden — who were both in the squad for the first time — were banished for the error of judgment, with
Southgate critical of the pair’s behaviour. Whether to reselect the fledgling duo will be one of the key decisions facing Southgate ahead of Thursday’s announcement — but it is understood that the pair will not be picked for the senior side.