Out of favour at Manchester United, losing the captaincy at Old Trafford, at the receiving end of goading from his own fans and rivals as well, getting berated by his teammates and pundits, Maguire is going through a turbulent period in his career.
The much-maligned world's most expensive defender was a second half substitute as the Three Lions beat Scotland 3-1 in an international friendly on Tuesday but scored an unfortunate own goal.
Maguire was defended by England manager Gareth Southgate in the aftermath of the Scotland win and now his mother, Zoe, has come out to slam his critics.
In an Instagram post, Maguire’s mother said: “As a mum seeing the level of negative and abusive comments which my son is receiving from some fans, pundits and the media is disgraceful and totally unacceptable to any walk of life, never mind someone who works his socks off for club and country.
“I was there in the stand [at Hampden] as usual. It’s not acceptable what’s been created, over nothing. I understand that in the football world there are ups and downs, positives and negatives but what Harry receives has gone far beyond ‘football’. For me seeing him go through what he’s going through is not ok. I would hate to have to see any other parents or players go through this in the future, especially the young boys and girls breaking through the ranks today.
“Harry has a massive heart and it’s a good job he’s mentally strong and can handle it as others may not be able to. I wish this sort of abuse on nobody.”
