Harry Maguire during England's 3-0 win over the Ivory Coast at Wembley on Tuesday night. The Manchester United centre back has been having a tough season at Old Trafford, and sections of the home crowd showed little sympathy for him, with jeers ringing out across the stadium whenever he touched the ball.England manager Gareth Southgate branded the reception Maguire received "a joke" in his post-match interview, but Rice went a step further.
The West Ham United midfielder hopped on Twitter after the game, describing the situation as a "total embarrassment".Defending his team-mate, Rice tweeted: "Total embarrassment from whoever boo’d tonight. @HarryMaguire93 has been incredible every single time he’s put on the England shirt.
Absolute nonsense now it’s becoming. Back your own players. Especially with a Major tournament coming up."Earlier, Southgate had fumed: "I though the reception was a joke, an absolute joke.
What [Maguire] has done for us, the way he's performed for England has been phenomenal. I don't get it.Were England fans wrong to boo Harry Maguire?
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