Leicester City defender Conor Coady says Harry Maguire deserves to be an England starter.

The Manchester United defender's place in the England squad continues to be debated.

But Three Lions teammate Coady says: "We all see the debate when a squad goes out and [people say] 'he should be in and he shouldn't be in'.

"I think the big thing that we've got to remember is that it's still a football team and you still need people within that squad who are mainstays."

Coady added: "You can say about H [Maguire] not playing as much for United or whatever it is but when you go [on England duty] you feel how big H is there, the presence he's got, the kind of understanding he's got of playing for England, how he understands the manager and [assistant] Steve [Holland], who does quite a lot on the grass.

"I think it's important to remember from a fan point of view and other people's point of view that to create a team you do need players in the team who are experienced and have played a lot. Harry brings that and more."