England boss Gareth Southgate held a heart-to-heart with under-fire Harry Maguire in the Wembley tunnel after the defender’s latest error-strewn display.

Maguire was at fault for two of the three goals England conceded in Monday night’s thrilling draw against Germany to pile further pressure on his international future amid growing calls for the central defender to be dropped.

However, Southgate was quickly on hand to offer Maguire support after the draw with Germany as he held a personal one-to-one chat with his beleaguered defender before the 29-year-old left the national stadium.

Harry Maguire endured a difficult night as England were held to a 3-3 draw by Germany

England boss Gareth Southgate held a heart-to-heart with the embattled defender on Monday

Three Lions boss Southgate has given Maguire his unequivocal backing during the current international window, starting him in both fixtures against Italy and the Germans as well as dropping a major hint on Thursday that the Manchester United captain will continue as a starter heading into the World Cup.

Indeed, Southgate’s support will come as a huge comfort to Maguire during what is one of the toughest periods of his career.

Having lost his place in the United starting XI under recently appointed head coach Erik ten Hag, the prospect of Maguire playing regular first-team football at club level between now and the World Cup appears small.

Maguire made a pair of costly mistakes for England in their 3-3 draw against Germany

Nevertheless, all the indications suggest that Southgate will keep faith with Maguire as he finalises his plans for Qatar.

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Maguire is this morning waiting for news on the extent of a muscular injury he suffered in Monday’s clash against the Germans.

Southgate revealed after the game that the defender had complained of a problem in his upper leg after the final whistle.

Captain Harry Kane said: ‘H [Maguire] had a pretty decent injury there at the end, where he played another five, 10 minutes, on almost one leg. Great character from him, I’m really proud of him for that.

‘Any individual mistake, you’re going to be gutted. But we are a team, we will get behind each other.

‘They will learn from it and they’ll move on. They have been great for us every time they put the shirt on.’

Maguire’s name received a mixed reception when it was read out prior to kick-off at Wembley

Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino was at Wembley to watch Monday’s clash.

The former Tottenham boss is currently spending his time between London and Spain following his departure from PSG earlier this summer.

And Pochettino, together with his No 2 Jesus Perez, took in the 3-3 draw last night.

Pochettino could emerge as a candidate for the England job should Southgate leave after the World Cup.