Former Manchester United captain and England worldwide Gary Neville has assessed which England participant is most suited to face Kylian Mbappe.
On Sunday night, England oversaw a 3-0 win in opposition to Senegal to e book their place within the World Cup quarter-finals.
Earlier that day, France additionally progressed to the subsequent stage of the event; objectives from Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud secured France’s place within the quarter-finals as they picked up a 3-1 victory in opposition to Poland.
The 2 sides will now meet on Saturday, December 10 in what is anticipated to be a fiery conflict as they each look to achieve the semi-finals of the competitors.
Les Bleus are presently reigning champions and have essentially the most in-form ahead on the planet at their disposal. Mbappe has netted 5 objectives in 4 matches and appears unstoppable on the pitch along with his devastating tempo and ever-threatening presence and ending capacity.
England’s high quality and depth
Nonetheless, England possesses expertise throughout the pitch; Harry Kane is all the time in prolific kind, Jude Bellingham can dominate the match at solely 19 and Marcus Rashford netted an distinctive free-kick in opposition to Wales final week.
In addition to that, Gareth Southgate is ready to deploy two equally sturdy beginning lineups. He lately addressed England’s younger and gifted attackers as an “embarrassment of riches”.
Neville additionally believes they’ve the reply to cease Mbappe – within the type of Kyle Walker, because the Manchester Metropolis defender is famend for his blistering tempo. He mentioned on Sky Sports activities (by way of ESPN): “I don’t suppose we’ve bought the perfect right-back on the planet, however when it comes to physicality, tempo, expertise, I couldn’t consider anyone higher to match Kylian Mbappe than Kyle Walker.”
