ENGLAND's Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Jordan Pickford were putting country before club in Dubai during the Premier League break.

They played alongside Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood in Tuesday's Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am.

Maguire, Manchester United's centreback, and Pickford, Everton's goalkeeper, enjoyed a round at Emirates Golf Club.

The pair even took a photo together, and Westwood posted the picture on social media. Maguire then retweeted the image.

On Twitter, he joked: "5-aside team sorted."

Shane Lowry, sorry, Three Irons, also played with The Three Irons on Monday. Shane Lowry snapped a photo of the duo on Instagram.

Lowry, who won The Open Championship 2019 in 2019, captioned the photo: "Great group today Dubai. It's easy money for the Irish.

Maguire replied, "We'll take revenge on our home patches."

Dubai is a hotspot of Premier League stars, with clubs not returning to action until February 5.

Apart from Maguire and Pickford the Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am also featured Liverpool trio Andy Robertson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

As they tried to beat Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett and Ian Poulter in the title chaser trio, Charl Schwartzel was their partner.

Lando Norris, Formula One's ace, was also enjoying a round in the lead-up to the 2022 season.

Recently, the McLaren driver uploaded a photo on social media of himself on the course alongside Indian cricket legend Yuvraj Sing.

While the defender is enjoying a break in the Middle East with his Red Devils teammates Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Jesse Lingard, he has been hard at work on his fitness.

They did weight training at a luxurious sports complex while also honing their skills on a pitch with perfect pitches.

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