Harry Maguire pokes fun at his meme as picture goes viral

Harry Maguire has become one of the unlikely heroes of England's run to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia this summer.

After his bullet header opened the scoring in the quarter-final win over Sweden on Saturday, his cult popularity soared ever higher.

A picture of him chatting with partner Fern Hawkins in the stands after the last-16 win against Colombia last week has gone viral and become a meme.

And the Leicester defender joined in the fun on Sunday, tweeting a caption alongside the picture: 'Can you ask the neighbours to put the bins out on Monday? We're not going home just yet'.

It comes after team-mate Kyle Walker offered his own version in the immediate aftermath of the victory in Samara 24 hours earlier.

The Manchester City defender tweeted: 'Yeah so a good header doesn't hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it's a good one. Know what I mean love?'

England are assured two more games in the tournament following their qualification for the semi-finals and certainly won't be going home for another week.

They face Croatia on Wednesday, the country's biggest game in 28 years, and then either the final on Sunday or the third place play-off 24 hours earlier.

Maguire has been a consistent performer for Gareth Southgate's side, starting all games except the group stage defeat by Belgium when England rotated heavily.