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Leicester striker Vardy is set to lead the England attack in Amsterdam on Friday in their World Cup warm-up against Holland in the absence of Harry Kane. Kane is battling to recover from an ankle injury in time for the finals this summer, but Maguire reckons his Leicester team-mate Vardy, now 31, is equally feared by defenders. Maguire played against Vardy for Hull and endured a difficult time as the Tigers were relegated in 2016-17, but now they are at the same club, and in training he finds him just as difficult to handle.

You could ask every defender in the Premier League and I reckon they’d say that Vardy is one of the worst to play against Harry Maguire

Maguire, who will be looking for his fourth cap against the Dutch, said: “Obviously it’s a big loss with Harry out. There is no doubt he is one of our best players. "When he went down, I am sure every England fan, every member of the England staff, every player wanted him to get back up. Hopefully it is good news and it is a speedy recovery. “It’s a massive loss. He’s been terrific in the past couple of seasons and every time he plays for England he seems to score.

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“But Jamie has scored seven goals in nine games. He’s been phenomenal in recent weeks and keeps on popping up with big goals at crucial times. He’ll be coming here full of confidence. “In training it is a nightmare to play against him. You have always got to be aware of him. When I played against him for Hull at the King Power Stadium, he caused us all kinds of problems. "We worked on it tirelessly in the training, but they beat us 3-1 on the day and deserved to win.

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“Now I play against him in training and each day he’s a nightmare to play against. You could ask every defender in the Premier League and I reckon they’d say that Vardy is one of the worst to play against. “His pace is so quick, it frightens you and he is an excellent finisher. He causes trouble for everyone on the back line, he works tirelessly. I’m pleased he’s on my team.” Vardy does score in the big games – he has ten goals against the top six Premier League games in league and cup this season.