Ian Wright thinks Harry Maguire is now a shoo-in for Thomas Tuchel’s final World Cup squad, which is set to be announced towards the end of the month.

The revitalised centre-half is one of a handful of Manchester United stars in line to represent England this summer, along with Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and, potentially, Luke Shaw.

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While Mainoo and Maguire were recalled to the setup in March following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim and improved club form under Michael Carrick, Shaw has yet to add to his national team experience since Tuchel took the reins.

Player Appearances under Carrick Starts Minutes played Mainoo 14 14 1,246 Maguire 13 13 1,131 Shaw 15 15 1,235

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His last appearance for the Three Lions came during their Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. He had been injured upon his arrival at the tournament, but was cleared to play from the quarter-finals onwards.

Maguire missed the tournament entirely due to injury, although he did play key roles at the last two World Cups and Euro 2020, so he will be chomping at the bit to get back on the biggest stage next month.

Maguire tipped for World Cup call-up

When naming the 33-year-old as a contender for the ‘comeback’ Player of the Season on Stick to Football, Wright said to the panel of Maguire’s World Cup hopes: “He’s going, isn’t he? He’s definitely going.”

Gary Neville was also in complete agreement that United’s No.5 would be on the plane – even if he isn’t guaranteed a starting spot.

Back in March, after he had just made his first appearance in 18 months, Tuchel told reporters that he didn’t view Maguire as one of his first-choice centre-halves.

“I see other players I’d like to start for us. I see other players ahead with a different profile. I see Ezri Konsa ahead, I see Marc Guehi ahead. It’s no secret. I see Trevoh Chalobah on the level of mobility was slightly ahead of him,” said the former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach.

That being said, if he witnessed Guehi’s catastrophic mishap in Manchester City’s draw with Everton last week, which could well have cost the Blues the title, Tuchel might be rethinking whether Guehi is dependable enough to try to lead England to glory.

"I don't know why Guehi plays that pass"

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