Olivier Giroud has warned England that Kylian Mbappe's talent "is scary" and he's yet to reach his potential at the World Cup.
The 23-year-old is one of the most impressive stars on the planet right now, with many suggesting he's in fact the most complete attacking player around at the moment.
With five goals in just four games in the tournament so far, Mbappe is on course to win the Golden Boot for the first time. Although he didn't take part in training on Tuesday as he was undertaking a recovery session indoors, there was no word of any injury within the French camp and the PSG striker is in line to start against the Three Lions.
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Now, Giroud has warned England and the public that Mbappe is yet to reach his full potential. As per the Guardian, he said: "Kylian is one of the best players I have played with. He is amazing, which is scary because he can still improve. His game, he’s very efficient. From the beginning of the competition he has been crucial for us.
"He is very decisive. He is the best striker I have played with. We have still not seen the best of Kylian. I hope it is going to come soon. I know my records will be broken by him. He is unbelievable."
Meanwhile, only 22 of Gareth Southgate's squad trained on Wednesday as Declan Rice and Callum Wilson sat out of the session. The latter of the two is said to still be nursing a minor strain having missed training either side of the 3-0 victory over Senegal on Sunday.
The ever present Rice, however, is ill. England only have three training sessions to prepare for the quarter-final, with the West Ham captain missing the first of those.
Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling is back in England following reports that his house had been burgled. Whether Sterling will return to Qatar remains to be seen, but he's expected to be unavailable for Saturday as things stand.
If Rice and Wilson don't recover, Southgate may only have 22 of his initial 26-man squad to face the World Champions. With Mbappe in full flow and raring to go, that's a slight worry.
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