Henderson of Liverpool was replaced by Dier of Tottenham Hotspur in Kaliningrad.
Liverpool fans are reacting on Twitter to Eric Dier’s performance for England against Belgium on Thursday.
The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder filled in for Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson as manager Gareth Southgate made eight changes in Kaliningrad.
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But few of those appear to have done enough to warrant starts when England take on Colombia in the last-16 on Tuesday, with Dier a popular target for critics after a 1-0 defeat for the Three Lions.
And Liverpool fans are being particularly vocal about the Tottenham man’s showing – talking up their own player in the process.
This is what is being said…
Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tottenham’s Danny Rose were also among the England changes, although both players will half-expect to be on the bench again next week.
Adnan Januzaj scored the game’s only goal early in the second half, while Marcus Rashford missed arguably its best chance later on, leaving Southgate’s men second in Group G.
Is the criticism from Liverpool fans accurate, or simply bias?
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