Gareth Southgate concerned about Harry Maguire's fitness for England's upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers
Daily MailGareth Southgate is concerned about Harry Maguire’s fitness for England’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo this week amid frustration that the Manchester United defender has played more than 630 minutes for his club in under a month. Maguire has played every minute for United in all their seven matches since the last international break, leading to fears that he could be suffering from fatigue before games which will determine England’s qualification and seeding for next summer’s tournament. Maguire is Southgate’s first-choice centre back and would ordinarily start both matches, as he did last month’s qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Tyrone Mings, Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell in the gym at St. George's Park on Monday Identifying a fixed central defensive pairing is one of Southgate’s major concerns ahead, as John Stones and Joe Gomez have been used sparingly by Manchester City and Liverpool this season, leading to call-ups for Tyrone Mings and Fikayo Tomori.