England's substitutes could have a big role to play but so will Gareth Southgate - there is more at stake than just Walker vs Mbappe
. “In terms of physicality, pace and experience, I couldn’t think of anybody better to match Kylian Mbappe than Kyle Walker,” said Gary Neville. “He is probably the only defender on the planet who would be happy to take him on in a race, one versus one,” added Rio Ferdinand.
Tempting as it is to distil a match between two equally matched teams into a decisive individual battle, they may not come into direct contact that often given how Southgate tends to set his team up. If the England boss reverts to a back five, Kieran Trippier will be called upon to provide Walker assistance on that flank; if he sticks with a 4-3-3 that has worked well,
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