England Has No Reliable CB Partner For Maguire – Martin Keown

England’s defence is still a selection issue for Gareth Southgate, according to Martin Keown.

Martin believes City CB, John Stones is lacking confidence and Aston Villa’s Tyrone has not been convincing as a partner for Man United defender, Harry Maguire.

Keown generally feels the main question mark for the English national team lies at the back since there is no clear option to play alongside Maguire in defence.

His words, “Who starts at the back alongside Harry Maguire? I’d go with Joe Gomez. Southgate likes to pick players who play regularly for their clubs. Gomez has not been starting as much as he would like for Liverpool, but I’d break that rule for him.

“Tyrone Mings, who has come a long way in a short space of time, encountered a couple of tricky moments on Sunday night. He sat very deep and did not always deal with Kosovo’s balls into the box.

“John Stones seems devoid of confidence, too. So that is an area for Southgate to look at. At least his full-backs pick themselves.

“The attack-minded Trent Alexander-Arnold does not always act as a right-back, but that is because he is one of the best going forward.

“In a one against one, Ben Chilwell is very tidy. He goes forward with good quality and, more often than not, provides that end product.”