England manager Gareth Southgate has made the scapegoating of Harry Maguire worse this week.

That is the view of ex-Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, who is a talkSPORT pundit.

Southgate stated after England's 3-1 win over Scotland that Maguire's own goal was the result of him being down on confidence.

Jordan, speaking on talkSPORT's White & Jordan show, stated: “I'm not quite sure why Gareth felt the need to address it yesterday, because the more you address it, the more you amplify it as people will be defiant. I don't understand where he is going with that.

“You can turn around and diminish the argument by not having it and not giving it the credence, at the end of the day destructive voices in the background will only become louder and more vociferous if you amplify it.

“There is an element of vitriol to Southgate in that mix as well. If there was a complete and utter buy in to Southgate this would be less of an issue as well.

“Gareth aiming barbs at people who are faceless and can't name, suggesting pundits and commentators are the reason for this is slightly cowardly, because he knows it is the fans.

“He knows ultimately it is the Man United fans who started this wildfire, the England fans have jumped on it and the Scotland fans think it is funny to do it in this particular game.

“The reality is he goes for a soft target and blames the media."