David Beckham reached out to Harry Maguire after his own goal against Scotland last month to offer him advice on handling abuse 👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

🗣️ "I actually spoke with David about three weeks ago, after the game. He got in touch with me so it was really nice of him and I really appreciated that. It meant everything.

“He reminded me of my career to date and the big moments I’ve had in my career. When you’re going through tough moments, you’ve got to think on past experiences. He’s been in that position and he knows what it’s like. I watched the documentary and I couldn’t believe how much he went through at the time.

"I've spoken throughout my career about David Beckham being someone I looked up to and watched when I was a young boy. Unfortunately, I didn’t end up on the right wing scoring and assisting as many goals as he has, but he was a big role model when I was growing up. It shows how classy he is to reach out to me and to message me. It was something I really appreciate. It was touching really.

"I have had some huge plaudits over the years playing for my country. Probably the last year or so hasn't been like that but the previous five I was getting loads and loads of credit. That's football, that's the way it works. You don't just keep playing at the top and not get no criticism. That doesn't happen unless you are the best in the world and that's probably Messi and Ronaldo, and even they still get criticised as well.

"A career is a long path. Many ups, many downs, it probably has been a little blip and I am trying to be back to where I was."