Maguire insists England squad have got over Sterling and Gomez's bust-up

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Harry Maguire insists there are no cliques in the England camp as the squad look to move on from Monday's spat between Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez.

'No, everybody mixes,' the Manchester United defender replied when asked if there were any cliques in the current squad.

'I think you've seen how good the unity in the squad is over the last couple of years. It's been a good two years and the group has grown together. We continue to keep on growing and that's really important.

'No, definitely no cliques, we all share tables and share jokes and laughs together. I think you've seen in Raheem's statement (issued after the clash with Gomez) that he's brought out, that the emotion probably got the better of him.

'He's apologised and like I've said and like Gareth has said, we've moved on from it now, we're not looking at that.

'We've moved on since Monday and we've trained hard; fully focused on the game because it's a big game. We want to qualify for the Euros. And that's what we're aiming to do now.'

Securing just a point at home to Montenegro - so far winless in Group A - would be enough to achieve the goal set out by Maguire, who will then turn his attention to a tournament based largely at home.

'It would be really special to play in a major tournament and walking out at Wembley would be something that you dream of,' he added.

'People say it would give us a little advantage as well. We know that the crowd get right behind us at Wembley and the support over the last few years - especially since I've been playing - has been unbelievable.

'It's a big game on Thursday night and one that we're all looking forward to and we feel prepared for.'

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