Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has confirmed he's received a supportive call from former England captain David Beckham.

Beckham has put in a call to Maguire as he battles to win over the boo-boys of both United and England.

Maguire said, "He has been a big role model for me growing up in the playground. Whenever I took a shot, I was always David Beckham.

"I've watched the documentary. Obviously a lot of people are speaking about me at the moment, but to see what he went through and the resilience he showed, he really inspired me.

"I spoke with David about three weeks ago after the Scotland game. He got in touch with me which was really nice and I appreciated it.

"I don't want to go too much into the conversation but the main thing he did was remind me of the career I've had to date and the big moments I've had.

"When you're going through tough moments you've got to go through past experiences and memories.

"Every career is so up and down, especially when you've reached being captain of the biggest club in the world for three-and-a-half years. He's been in that position and knows what it's like.

"I couldn't believe watching the documentary how much he went through at the time. Gary Neville speaks about how resilient he is as a person. I think he's been a huge role model for many footballers growing up, especially in my era."

Maguire is now being praised after setting up Scott McTominay's winner against Brentford on Saturday.

But he reflected: "I am getting all the plaudits again but there are going to be times where I am going to receive criticism from now until the end of my career.

"That is football. It is how you deal with it and bounce back. I don't want to be getting a pat on the back, I have had some huge plaudits over the years playing for my country. Yeah, probably the last year or so hasn't been like that but the previous five I was getting loads and loads of credit. That's the wary it works. Even Messi and Ronaldo, the best in the world, still get criticised."