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      England fans boo Harry Maguire as name read out ahead of Germany clash as Man Utd skipper faces more torment at Wembley

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      HARRY MAGUIRE’S name was booed ahead of this evening’s Uefa Nations League clash with Germany.The under-fire Manchester United skipper remains a key man for England boss Gareth Southgate, despite being dropped by his club.
      Harry Maguire was booed ahead of kick offCredit: PA
      As his name was announced to the crowd 45 minutes before kick-off, boos could be heard echoing around Wembley Stadium.
      His name was jeered again when announced a second time 20 minutes later, and a further time moments before kick-off.
      But England’s more hardcore support behind the goal sought to support their man around half an hour into the match – affectionately chanting his name around the half hour mark.
      Despite this show of support, fans flocked to social media to moan about the inclusion of the Man United centre-back.
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      One wrote: “HOW does Harry Maguire keep managing to get picked?
      “Gareth’s heads gone at this point.”
      Another asked: “How on Earth Harry Maguire still starts games for England?”
      While a further fan joked: “We got Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw we will be fine.”
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      Maguire, 29, was also jeered at the national stadium in March.
      During the 3-0 friendly victory over Ivory Coast, his touches early on in the match were all met by boos.
      The treatment of Maguire enraged Three Lions skipper Harry Kane at the time.
      He tweeted: “We’ve worked hard to rebuild our connection with @England fans in the last few years so to hear @HarryMaguire93 booed at Wembley before kick off was just not right.
      “The fact that he’s been brilliant on the pitch and given us all so many great memories makes it even harder to understand.
      “He doesn’t deserve that reception. He’s got full support in the changing room and should have the same from every England fan.”
      The Three Lions were also booed by a selection of travelling supporters after their 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday night.
      England’s latest loss saw them relegated from League A of the Nations League – having not scored from open play in their last FIVE matches. More

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      England 3 Germany 3 LIVE SCORE: Havertz’s late equaliser spoils incredible comeback as rollercoaster match ends level

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      ENGLAND concluded their World Cup preparations with a rollercoaster of a match against Germany.Goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kai Havertz saw Hansi Flick’s men race to a 2-0 lead.
      But Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and captain Harry Kane inspired the Three Lions to an incredible comeback.
      However, a howler from Nick Pope presented Havertz with his second of the evening, forcing Southgate’s side to settle for a draw at Wembley.

      RESULT: England 3-3 Germany
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      TV channel: Channel 4
      England XI: Pope; Maguire, Stones, Dier; James, Rice, Bellingham, Shaw; Sterling, Foden; Kane
      Germany XI: Ter Stegen, Kehrer, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Raum; Kimmich, Gundogan; Hofmann, Musiala, Sane; Havertz

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      After a sloppy start, England came back from behind in a whirlwind second half to cap off an underwhelming Nations League campaign.
      It also marks the end of World Cup preparations as the Three Lions’ next scheduled match will see them face Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar.
      Gareth Southgate has some serious decisions to make before then with every man fighting for a place in the squad.
      Thank you for reading, and goodnight!
      Gareth Southgate reacts
      When speaking to Channel 4, the England boss said:
      “To an extent we are always going to face pressure so we need to be exposed to pressure.
      “We played a friendly against Ivory Coast in March and they went to 10 men and it became a non-event and we learnt nothing.
      “This week we’ve learnt a huge amount. They’ve had to step forward and come together – it will benefit us in the long run.”
      On the penalty Maguire gave away: “It is hard to tell from the side, it is the giving away of possession that is the problem, but look as a group they have really come together this week.
      “It has been a tough period for team but they have grown.”
      Credit: Getty
      Hansi Flick reacts
      “There are a lot of positives we can take from the game, but some negatives too that we will have to address. It was positive that we came back again at the end. It was a good test.”
      Credit: Getty
      Elsewhere in Group A3
      Italy defeated Hungary 2-0 to jump to the top of the group thanks to goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco.
      Credit: UEFA.com
      Point to prove
      England are winless in their last six games in all competitions – their longest run since April-June 1993.
      It’s also their longest ever winless run going into a major tournament. (Opta)
      Credit: PA
      Harry Kane reacts
      When speaking to Channel 4, the England skipper said:
      “It was a lot better. I thought we played really well today, we were unfortunate to go 2-0 behind, it was a mistake and then a great goal from the edge of the box.
      “We did really well to stay in the game, to get back into it, get into the lead and then unfortunately another error.
      “The mentality and fight of the team was shown out there today.
      “We didn’t get the win but we can be proud of what we did and it puts us in a good place ahead of the World Cup.
      “It was nice to score obviously. There always seems to be a few pressure penalties here at Wembley but it was nice to see that one go in and just a shame we couldn’t get the win but we keep going.
      “I am proud of the boys and now we have a busy six weeks or so before we get ready for the World Cup.”
      Credit: Getty
      Match stats

      Full Time – England 3-3 Germany
      And, breathe…
      Six goals, 45 minutes.
      While all hope looked lost for England, the Three Lions fought back to draw the score level before Kane’s superb penalty fired them into a brief lead.
      Although Havertz struck again late in the game, it was certainly an improved performance from Gareth Southgate’s side.
      Full Time – England 3-3 Germany
      The points are shared after a whirlwind second half.
      Credit: Getty
      90+5. England 3-3 Germany
      England make another substitution.
      Henderson is on to replace Bellingham.
      90+1. England 3-3 Germany
      Another change for Germany.
      Havertz is replaced with Bella-Kotchap.
      90. England 3-3 Germany
      Huge chance for England!
      Saka is sent through on goal, but Ter Stegen makes a fingertip save to steer the ball away.
      Six minutes will be added on…
      88. England 3-3 Germany
      Gnabry strikes from distance but Pope spills the save and the ball falls to the feet of Havertz who pokes it into the bottom corner.
      87. GOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL GERMANY!
      Havertz strikes again!
      84. England 3-2 Germany
      Germany have made another change.
      Muller has replaced Musiala.
      83. GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL ENGLAND!
      Kane steps up to take the penalty and fires the ball into the top left corner!
      What a comeback!
      Credit: Getty
      81. England 2-2 Germany
      England have a penalty!
      Schlotterbeck receives a booking for a dangerous challenge on Bellingham in the box.
      76. England 2-2 Germany
      Saka makes a fantastic run towards goal before Mount fires the ball into the back of the net.
      What a response!
      Credit: Getty
      75. GOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL ENGLAND!!!!!
      Mount fires England level!!!!
      What a response!
      73. England 1-2 Germany
      Bellingham sends the ball wide to Saka on the right, who sets it back to James.
      The Chelsea man then sends a cross towards Shaw who is able to fire the ball into the bottom corner.
      Credit: Getty
      72. GOOOAAAAALLLLLL ENGLAND!
      Shaw gets one back for the Three Lions!
      70. England 0-2 Germany
      Germany are next to make two changes.
      Sane is replaced with Gnabry.
      Raum is replaced with Gosens.
      68. England 0-2 Germany
      Germany break forward on the counter attack.
      Werner receives the ball just outside the penalty area and squares it to Havertz, who fires an excellent strike into the top left corner.
      What a goal from the Chelsea man!
      Credit: PA
      67. GOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL GERMANY!
      What a strike from Havertz!
      65. England 0-1 Germany
      Southgate makes two changes.
      Saka is on to replace Foden.
      Mount is on to replace Sterling.
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      Arsenal sweating on injury crisis ahead of Tottenham clash and could have up to EIGHT stars missing

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      ARSENAL’S squad is being stretched to its limits in the build-up to Saturday’s crucial North London derby.Injury prone stars Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney and Takerhiro Tomiyasu all returned early from international duty while Oleksandr Zinchenko will miss Ukraine’s Nations League decider on Tuesday.
      Arsenal star Martin Odegaard may be ready in time for the North London derbyCredit: Getty
      Arsenal ace Ben White is being closely monitored ahead of the Tottenham clashCredit: Getty
      Martin Odegaard and Ben White are being closely monitored after struggling with niggles while Emile Smith Rowe and Mohamed Elneny have already been ruled out for Spurs’ visit to the Emirates at the weekend.
      It leaves Gunners boss Mikel Arteta already sweating over his options less than two months into the season.
      And the persistent injury problems are already causing concerns at the club over the depth of their squad and their ability to maintain a title challenge.
      Chief among Arteta’s concerns is the fitness of key midfielder Partey, who withdrew from Ghana’s squad ahead of last week’s game against Brazil after reporting discomfort in his knee.
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      Having already missed four of Arsenal’s eight games this season due to a persistent thigh problem, Partey’s latest injury has raised new doubts about his long-term availability.
      And while his latest setback is not thought to be serious, his past record means the club’s medical team will not be taking any chances.
      Tierney was replaced during Scotland’s 2-1 win against the Republic of Ireland last week after suffering a clash of heads and was forced to withdraw from the squad due to concussion protocols.
      And with Zinchenko still struggling to recover from the  calf strain which ruled him out of the recent 3-0 win at Brentford, Arsenal desperately need Tierney to be available for Tottenham’s visit.
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      Odegaard, who also missed the Brentford game with a calf problem, played for Norway with no problems but is being carefully managed by Arsenal.
      And it is understood that Arteta asked England not to include centre-half White in their squad for the Nations League games against Italy and Germany because he has been troubled in recent weeks by hip and knee strains.
      Tomiyasu, who has yet to start a Premier League game this season, returned early from international duty with Japan while Smith Rowe could face groin surgery and Elneny is unlikely to play again this year after suffering a hamstring tear. More

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      England fans all say the same thing with Three Lions to wear AWAY kit against Germany at Wembley

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      ENGLAND host Germany at Wembley tonight – but Gareth Southgate’s stars are set to run out in their AWAY kit.The Three Lions will debut their new Nike red away shirt in this evening’s Nations League clash.
      England will wear their AWAY kit when Germany visit WembleyCredit: PA
      The Three Lions want to promote their new away strip ahead of the World CupCredit: PA
      That’s after wearing their HOME kit in Friday’s defeat to Italy in Milan.
      Fans have been left confused after England confirmed today that Harry Kane and Co will don the red away kit at HQ tonight.
      The new red shirt includes a navy collar and will be worn at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
      And the decision to sport the number at Wembley is purely an attempt to promote the kit ahead of the tournament.
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      But wearing the away kit on home turf has not gone down well on social media.
      One supporter wrote: “Wearing an away kit at home, how much of a laughing stock we’ve become.”
      While another said: “It’s not like we just had an away game is it.”
      And a third joked: “Tbf it makes sense to wear new home kit away and new away kit at home. Brilliant idea.”
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      Southgate’s side host old foes Germany in their last outing before kicking off their campaign in Qatar against Iran on November 21.
      Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has been AXED from the matchday team to face the Germans.
      But Brentford striker Ivan Toney could make his Three Lions debut after being included in the latest squad.
      Toney was left out for the 1-0 defeat to Italy. More

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      Bungling England promote Germany clash using two players AXED from squad leaving fans confused

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      ENGLAND have endured yet another embarrassing performance, but this time it’s not even on a football pitch. Ahead of tonight’s final Nations League game, England’s social media team released a seemingly regular post asking fans who made their starting XI to face Germany.
      England posted this to their social media ahead of tonight’s game, but two of the players pictured are not even in the matchday squad.Credit: Twitter

      The England squad pictured in training last weekCredit: PA
      The starting XI could see some changes to the last game against ItalyCredit: AFP
      The picture which accompanied the post showed a graphic with three players: Phil Foden, Fikayo Tomori and James Ward-Prowse.
      However, Tomori and Ward-Prowse are not even available for selection after being among five players omitted from Gareth Southgate’s squad.
      This means the promotion campaign for tonight’s game has two players who are not even being considered for selection.
      And England fans were quick to catch on to the blunder.
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      One fan said: “Two players in the pic aren’t even in the match day squad.”
      Others were far more scathing in their assessment, with another commenting: “Showing Tomori and Ward-Prowse when they aren’t even in the squad have some shame.”
      A disgruntled user said: “Tomori and JWP are dropped from the squad and admin is so mad he puts both in the pic.”
      Along with Tomori and Ward-Prowse, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrod Bowen and Jack Grealish (suspension) are all unavailable but Ivan Toney has been included ahead of his potential debut.
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      And another fan took a dig at these omissions as he revealed who he would want to see starting.
      They quipped: “Trent at right back, Tomori CB, Ward-Prowse in the middle and probably Bowen on the right.”
      England have been less than stellar in their build-up to the World Cup finals in November, having now lost three games in a row and having the ignominy of being relegated to the second tier of the Nations League following the 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday.
      In fact, England are now on their worst run of form in eight years, having failed to win any of their last five games while simultaneously failing to score from open play from any of these.
      This damning form is further compounded by the revelation that San Marino are the only other country to have not scored from open play in the 2022/23 Nations League.
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      Southgate needs to find a winning formula again quickly, but he has been slammed for his continued omission of “England’s most creative midfielder James Maddison.”
      Many fans believe the former Middlesbrough manager’s time at the helm of the Three Lions is up, with a staggering 83 per cent wanting him ousted BEFORE the Qatar World Cup.
      Gareth Southgate has admitted he could be sacked if England flop at the World CupCredit: Getty More

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      Tyrell Malacia thrives in shock new position for Holland but asks Man Utd NOT to move him from left-back

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      MANCHESTER UNITED ace Tyrell Malacia impressed at centre-back while on international duty with the Netherlands.The Oranje beat Belgium 1-0 at Amsterdam ArenA on Sunday to seal first place in their Nations League top-tier group thanks to Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk’s winner.
      Manchester United ace Tyrell Malacia played in an unfamiliar position for the NetherlandsCredit: Getty
      Malacia stood out at centre-back against BelgiumCredit: Getty
      But left-back Malacia managed to shine bright as he played in an unfamiliar position in a back three alongside Van Dijk and United transfer target Jurrien Timber.
      The full-back came on as a half-time substitute when he replaced Manchester City ace Nathan Ake.
      And the 23-year-old showed exactly how much depth Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has in defence ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
      Van Gaal has the likes of Ake, Van Dijk, Timber, Matthijs de Ligt and Stefan de Vrij at his disposal.
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      But the ex-United boss lost former Stoke ace Bruno Martins Indi to an injury that won’t allow him to compete in Qatar and thus Malacia’s impressive performance could turn him into a valuable replacement.
      Van Gaal told ESPN NL: “Martins Indi won’t make it [to the World Cup].
      “I also wanted to see Malacia in that place, so Ake was substituted for Belgium.
      “Because Martins Indi is not going to make it, I have to look at other players who can play there.”
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      Malacia’s display also works as a boost for United manager Erik ten Hag who now knows he has even more options at centre-back.
      Ten Hag seems to prefer the pair of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane at the back.
      Martinez has stood out despite earlier concerns regarding his short stature.
      However, Malacia also proved those critics wrong against Belgium as he also shone bright in that position even though he is even shorter than his Argentine team-mate.
      The defender, though, has urged United to keep him at left-back and not try to pair him up with Martinez.
      Malacia told De Telegraaf: “I’m comfortable with #mufc at the moment. The national coach thinks that I should also be able to play in the centre of the defence. But I feel best on the left.” More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo trains with black eye and cut face after Man Utd star suffered horror injury playing for Portugal

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has been pictured in training with a black eye and a cut to the face after sustaining an injury in his previous game.The Manchester United star was left dripping in blood after colliding with Czech Republic goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
      Cristiano Ronaldo trained with a nasty facial injuryCredit: AFP
      Tomas Vaclik accidentally clattered into Cristiano RonaldoCredit: EPA
      The Man Utd striker was left covered in blood
      Cristiano Ronaldo carried on for the full 90 minutes despite the injuryCredit: EPA
      Both went for an aerial ball and the Olympiakos stopper’s arms smashed CR7 in the face leaving him on the floor needing medial attention.
      He did eventually get back up and played the rest of the game with a plaster on his nose.
      Portugal went on to win the game 0-4 but the Ronaldo did not score and gave away a penalty that was missed by Patrik Schick.
      Next up they face Spain in the Nations League.
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      Despite his injury, Ronaldo still trained with the squad and is expected to lead the line in his nation’s last match before the World Cup.
      Portugal need to avoid defeat to confirm top spot and make it through to the Nations League finals.
      They won the inaugural tournament back in 2019 and are in a promising position to do so again.
      Of course, Ronaldo’s sights will remain firmly on the World Cup – which could be his last.
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      But the ever motivated legend still has his eyes set on playing in Euro 2024.
      Fernando Santos’ men are in a group with Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea at the World Cup.
      Ronaldo, 37, has been charged with breaching FA rules after he smashed an autistic boy’s phone to the ground.
      The Man United forward appeared to slap young Jacob Harding’s hand after his side were defeated by Everton at Goodison Park in April. More

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      England vs Germany: TV channel, live stream FREE, kick-off time and team news for tonight’s final match before World Cup

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      ENGLAND will be determined to put their Nations League nightmare to rest when they take on Germany TONIGHT.The Three Lions hit an all-time low having suffered a dreadful defeat to Italy in their most recent outing – a result which relegated England from their Nations League group.
      England’s loss to Italy means they have gone five games without a winCredit: Rex
      Jamal Musiala could feature for Germany against England – who he played for at youth international levelCredit: Getty
      And it meant that Gareth Southgate’s side will now face a tough Euro 2024 draw.
      English fans were left fuming having seen their side go winless for five matches and it lead to the manager being booed as he left the field.
      But there is still one final chance for the Euro 2020 finalists to lift their spirits before the World Cup and Southgate will name his squad 30 days before the tournament starts.
      However, the Germans will be eager to finish off on a high as they were stunned by Hungary on Friday night.
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      What time does England vs Germany kick off?

      England entertain Germany on Monday, September 26.
      It is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time.
      Wembley Stadium in London will be the allocated arena for this intriguing match and it can host a staggering 90,000 fans.
      Harry Kane’s last-gasp penalty rescued a point for the Three Lions when the sides last met.
      England will wear a red kit, despite being the home side.

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      What TV channel is England vs Germany on and can I live stream it?

      England vs Germany will be broadcasted LIVE on Channel 4 in the UK.
      Pre-match build up is set to commence at 7pm UK time – one hour before kick-off.
      Viewers also have the option to stream the entire action live via the Channel 4 website or All 4 app.

      Can I watch England vs Germany for FREE?
      Yes you can! England’s final League A fixture against Germany is available to watch for FREE in the UK so long as you have a valid TV license.
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      Team news
      Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrod Bowen, Fikayo Tomori and James Ward-Prowse have all been left out of the England squad.
      Jack Grealish is suspended after picking up a yellow card in Milan.
      It means Ivan Toney could get an outing and make his Three Lions debut.
      Elsewhere, Germany head coach Hansi Flick is likely to rotate his side.
      Flick has the option to throw Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz and Thilo Kehrer in from the start.
      Latest odds

      England to win 29/20
      Draw 9/4
      Germany to win 19/10

      *Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication More