TalkSPORT pundit Danny Mills believes Manchester United captain Harry Maguire will keep his place in the England squad for the World Cup.

The 29-year-old was arguably at fault for two of Germany’s goals in the 3-3 draw last night, but Mills feels his possible replacements, Arsenal’s Ben White, AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi, are not up to the standard required:

“I think it’s really difficult in defence because there is a real lack of quality at centre-half. It’s a big issue. Lack of experience and quality in there. Maguire has been there, seen it, done it in big tournaments. [John] Stones picks up another injury. If he is not fit, you have to pick Dier, because who else is there? White isn’t good enough to play centre-back for Arsenal. Tomori and Guehi have six caps between them. You’re going into a major tournament. It’s not about playing scintillating football, it’s about not losing games. England will get out of the group and then it’s about beating the big teams. You need players you know who have experience in that.”

Maguire has been criticised heavily by United and England fans alike for his poor performances, but it appears that, at international level at least, manager Gareth Southgate will keep faith in him.

Whether he will get enough game time heading into November, it is unlikely, considering he has been dropped by United boss Erik ten Hag in favour of Raphael Varane.

There is a packed fixture schedule next month and Maguire is expected to get some starts in the Europa League but it’s hardly ideal preparation ahead of the trip out to Qatar.