Why Harry Maguire is not playing for England as Manchester United defender misses October Nations League matches
Harry Maguire will not take part in England's Nations League matches this week.
He manchester united The central defender was a stalwart for Gareth Southgate during his tenure as head of the Three Lions.
The 31-year-old has 64 caps for his country but will not add to that tally when England face Greece and Finland in the League of Nations.
Instead, he'll be sitting at home and watching his teammates on TV.
Why doesn't Harry Maguire play for England?
Maguire was not chosen for Lee Carsley for this round of Nations League matches.
The Three Lions interim boss decided to go with a few different options, which means Maguire has no role to play.
He was in the final squad and played 85 minutes in the Three Lions' 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.
Maguire remained an unused substitute in the following match against Finland at Wembley, and here he was left out of the team entirely.
Speaking about that decision after his squad was announced, Carsley said: “It was a chance to have a look at other players. It has nothing to do with form. It's about looking at the next two camps to look at other players. .
“Every player who was left out has a case, but we saw the benefit in the last camp that the team was fresh, feeling fresh and with a lot of energy.
“It's not just copy and paste, I want them to feel that everyone has earned their place on the team. People want to know where they stand in the long term, I have told all the players that this is short term.” situation.”
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However, the interim manager insists Maguire still has a role to play.
Carsley added: “Harry is a player I have worked with in the past. He was very positive in the conversation we had.
“It was about talking to him about what my decision was, we have some really good centre-backs who we are looking forward to seeing play. Harry still has a very important role to play, not only in this team but also in the campaign.”
Since then, Maguire came off the bench as United scored a last-gasp equalizer in a 3-3 draw against Porto in the Europa League.
He also started the 0-0 against Aston Villa but was taken off at half-time due to injury.
It's not clear what the problem is, but even if he had been chosen for the England squad, he might have had to withdraw anyway.
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After the game, Erik ten Hag He was asked to share an update on Maguire, but didn't have much information.
He said: “We have to evaluate this. I can't tell you now what the problem is. I know what the problem is, but (I can't tell you now) how good or bad it is.”
“We have to see, evaluate this tomorrow (Monday) and then we will bring you news.”
