Maguire left Iran win due to illness Sou
Gareth Southgate revealed Harry Maguire was substituted in Englands 6-2 win over Iran due to illne s rather than injury.Maguires inclusion in Southgates World Cup squad has been fiercely debated after
Anthony Hitchens Jersey he fell down the pecking order at Manchester United, but he produced a solid performance as England began their Group B campaign in scintillating fashion on Monday.The defenders aerial presence troubled Iran throughout,
C.J. Uzomah Jersey and he claimed an a sist by nodding down a corner for Bukayo Saka to put England 2-0 up with a brilliant volley in the first half.Maguire was then replaced by Eric Dier after appearing to go through concu sion checks after the break, but Southgate moved to ease any fears regarding his condition after the win.Harry Maguire felt ill. He flagged it before the first Iran goal, Southgate
Terrell Suggs Jersey said. There was no point carrying on, but other than that, no causes for concern.Writing on Twitter, Maguire said: I felt unwell in the second half so came off as a precaution. Looking forward to Friday. Meanwhile, a total of 24 minutes of stoppage time were indicated throughout the game after Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beyranvand suffered a nasty head injury in an early collision with team-mate
Elijah Hughes Jersey Majid Ho seini.While Beyranvand was eventually replaced by Ho sein Ho seini, Iran attracted criticism for their initial decision to allow the visibly dazed goalkeeper to continue following the incident.However, head coach Carlos Queiroz looked to absolve his medical staff of any wrongdoing after the match, saying a broken nose was originally thought to be the extent of Beyranvands injury.
Joshua Perry Jersey We thought he could keep going, Queiroz said. It was not clear but, one minute after, the player was not able to keep going. He suffered a serious concu sion and is on the way to the hospital to have final examinations. Thats why the delay happened, because there was doubt between the broken nose and the concu sion.