Southgate on Maguire's omission: We had nine defenders and he couldn't play in the group stage【hongyan】

  
  When talking about Maguire's absence from the European Cup list, England manager Southgate said that on the one hand, the team has nine defenders, and on the other hand, the player has not fully recovered from his injury.

    Southgate said: "Arnold can also play at the back so we have nine at the back and that's part of the reason why Maguire didn't get selected because his selection meant there was 10 at the back so it wasn't balanced."

    "Maguire is making progress in his recovery but it is complicated and we are certain he will not be able to play in the group stage."

    Full backs in England's Euro squad: Dunk (Brighton), Gomez (Liverpool), Geui (Crystal Palace), Consa (Villa), Luxshaw (Manchester United), Stones (Manchester City), Trippier (Newcastle), Walker (Manchester City)