England fans joked about Kyle Walker's unfortunate clearance that booted off the back of Harry Maguire in their match against Brazil.
The Three Lions lined up against the Selecao at Wembley on Saturday (March 23) in the first time in six years as one of two international friendlies this month. Gareth Southgate's side almost found themselves 1-0 down in the opening minutes of the game when Vinicius Jr's shot bested Jordan Pickford was rolling towards an empty net.
However, thanks to the unreal speed of Kyle Walker, the Manchester City defender managed to stop the shot from nestling in the net to keep the score at 0-0. After preventing the near-goal, the 33-year-old took to booting the ball to clear his lines but inadvertently whacked the back of Harry Maguire.
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Sky Get it hereThe Manchester United defender bravely no-sold the brutal boot of the ball which deflected off his shoulder and fell to Declan Rice in a moment that England fans laughed at on social media.
While one X (formerly known as Twitter) user wrote: "Fully enjoyed Walker just booting it into the back of Maguire with no real reason", another added: "Absolutely loved that Kyle Walker leathered it off Maguire as he’s doing the 'keep calm lads' gesture".
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The overwhelming joke on social media was regarding the size of Maguire's head who's been nicknamed 'Slabhead' by one user while another commented: "You can’t blame Walker for smashing the ball into that giant head on Maguire with the clearance".
It was a night to forget for Walker who was forced off with an apparent hamstring injury in the 20th minute with Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa replacing the Three Lions vice-captain.
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It's a worrying situation for Southgate and Man City manager Pep Guardiola who relies heavily on the full-back and will need for the run-in where the reigning Premier League champions continue to challenge for a second consecutive Treble.
Walker may not feature in England's Tuesday (March 26) clash against Belgium in what is their last friendly before taking on Bosnia and Iceland in June.
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