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Publication date: Monday, October 12, 2020 2:29 AM
Roy Keane was less than impressed by what he saw of Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford when they were in England against Belgium on Sunday night.
The Three Lions rose to the top of Group A2 of the Nations League with a comeback over the world’s highest-ranked team on Sunday.
Romelu Lukaku put Belgium ahead from the penalty spot before Rashford drew with a penalty of his own and a 2-1 win was secured thanks to a deflected shot from Mason Mount.
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However, Keane thought that England’s decision-making could work with some work against the Belgians.
Keane said in ITV: “We are talking about decision-making, particularly against very good teams here.
“Listens, [Declan] Rice had a great night, I thought it was great, but here she gets a little bit in trouble with her decision making.
“They drag him onto the ball where he really doesn’t have to.
“When you make a mistake like that, you hope your partner will help you, but then Maguire makes it worse, they have made a bad situation worse.
“So Maguire leaves when he doesn’t have to go and right away you think, ‘We’re in trouble here’ because you look at this guy, Lukaku, a big, strong and powerful player and you know he’s going to leave Dier behind.
“In a defensive position, your plan is to slow it down if you can and show it wide, but Dier does the opposite.”
Rashford was another Man Utd player who was criticized, adding: “Rashford in the first half was going through the motions. I just want to make one point, Rashford, his body language in the first half, he needs to do better.
“And then he started doing what he should be doing, running towards people, moving forward, doing things quickly.
“Gareth Southgate should have said something at halftime, put that nonsense aside, kind of like standing on the ball.
“Pass it and run, pass it and move and, again, it was an excellent play between Rice and Rashford in the end, but it simplified the game. Remember what got you into this England team and that’s running towards the people. That is your strength. “
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