Lewis Dunk says criticism of England colleague Harry Maguire is “very harsh”.

The centre-backs teamed up in the second half of Tuesday’s 3-1 win in Scotland.

They will be in opposing camps on Saturday when Albion visit Manchester United.

Dunk told the Press Association: “He copes with it excellently. It is incredible what he does.

“I have seen him in training this week and he is an outstanding footballer.

“What he gets is unfair but credit to him, he stands with his chest tall and takes it on the chin and puts in performances out there so credit to him.

“It is very harsh. That’s the way unfortunately football, and sometimes fans, media take a story and they run with it.

“This one has built up massively and it is an ongoing thing that is going on, but I think he can hold his head high and take massive credit from the way he has handled it.”