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England coach Southgate: Man Utd captaincy has improved Maguire

England coach Gareth Southgate says the Manchester United captaincy has improved Harry Maguire.

Maguire was impressive in last nights Euro 2020 win against the Czech Republic.

Southgate said: "We've noted over the last 12 months but certainly the last six months how when you become the captain of Manchester United the impact that must have on your confidence, and the improvement in his leadership and his desire to step forward and have an influence on the wider group shines through.

"We've got some really important characters in that dressing room that are doing that - not just Kane and Henderson who are the obvious ones but Maguire and you've got Conor Coady - captain of his club - and Kieran Trippier [who is] a really good leader.

"The dressing room doesn't need as much voice from the coaches before a game as perhaps it did a couple of years ago. You can hear all of those players getting around each other and there are several others who add in to that. That's a healthy environment. It's a good sign for the team now and moving forward."

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