Luke Shaw stated that Harry Maguire was the victim of more abuse than any other football player.
Maguire, 29 years old, had another tough night Monday. He made two errors that led to German goals in a 3-3 draw at Wembley.
But Shaw has said Maguire’s detractors need to accept the Manchester United remains a major part of Gareth Southgate’s England team.
“I will be honest, it is a tough period at the moment,” told the BBC.
“Of course Harry is an amazing player, an amazing character. He’s taken a lot of stick, probably more than any other player in football, but he doesn’t hide, he is always there.
“You can have people that can hide away and not want to be in the spotlight but he keeps putting himself in the spotlight and it shows the strength and character he has got because, come on, everyone knows that he is an unbelievable player.
“At the moment the confidence might not be there because it might feel like the whole world is against him, it is tough for him but us as players, staff we are all behind him because he is a very important player and it shows Gareth’s trust that he has played in both games.
“Look at the Euros and what he has done, people need to understand he is a big part of the England team and they have to accept it.”
