Gareth Southgate has now been praising an understated aspect of Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka’s performance in England’s dramatic semi-final win. Both Declan Rice and Saka will now be preparing to play in their first international final overseas – the first in England’s history. The duo have started all six of England’s Euro 2024 games and have arguably become Southgate’s two most important players. Rice doesn’t have a natural replacement in the squad, there’s no one who can play in a single pivot like the Arsenal midfielder. Similarly, Saka has been Southgate’s everything man, tasked to defend a…
