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Harry Maguire thanks Gareth Southgate and ‘amazing fans who kept belief in me’ in an emotional Twitter message in the wake of England’s gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat to France after months of ridicule for his form

Harry Maguire took to Twitter to share his emotions in the wake of England's heartbreaking loss to France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday night.

The Manchester United centre-back revealed on Twitter that he was 'absolutely gutted', with his side's gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat to rivals France still raw a day later.

Maguire came into the tournament under significant pressure given the speculation that has followed his club performances in recent years, but appeared to cast that aside as he excelled in defence for Gareth Southgate.