Luke Shaw has warned that England should not deal with Kylian Mbappe as the one menace once they meet France within the World Cup quarter-finals.
- England tackle France in quarter-finals
- Mbappe one of many key threats as prime scorer
- Shaw says there are others to be cautious of
WHAT HAPPENED? Mbappe is the World Cupâs prime scorer with 5 targets from 4 appearances and can hope to enhance his report by firing in additional in opposition to Shaw and England. Nevertheless, the Manchester United full-back says the Three Lions could be ânaiveâ to place all of their consideration on the Paris Saint-Germain attacker given the general power in depth at Les Bleusâ disposal.
WHAT THEY SAID: âClearly after his efficiency [against Poland in the last 16] thereâs going to be much more chat about him however we all know he is a world-class participant,â Shaw informed reporters. âI believe it could be very naive of us to focus purely on him. Theyâre reigning world champions for a cause and we have to deal with them as a complete workforce. Theyâve good gamers over the entire pitch so weâre not going to completely deal with him, but it surelyâs a tremendous tie to be concerned in and that is why weâre right here.â
THE BIGGER PICTURE: France noticed star ahead Karim Benzema dominated out of the competitors simply earlier than it kicked off after he sustained an harm, however the 2018 World Cup winners have lots extra firepower of their ranks. In addition to Mbappe, Olivier Giroud has scored three in Qatar to develop into his nationâs all-time prime scorer, whereas Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele are additionally within the workforce.
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WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND? Shaw and his fellow Three Lions stars will tackle France on Saturday to battle it out for a spot within the semi-finals of the World Cup.