Gareth Southgate: Mr Nice Guy. Right?
Well, that assumption may be true for the loving or loathing English population, but not for former Three Lions regular Danny Rose and his old teammates. Fortunately for the ex-Tottenham left-back, it wasn't him on the receiving end of Southgate's lesser-known mean streak but, with all due respect, a much greater name.
Wayne Rooney, England's all-time top goalscorer and then-captain when Southgate first took charge following Sam Allardyce's controversial 2016 sacking, was unceremoniously dropped from the starting XI after just one game under the former Middlesbrough boss. The Manchester United legend - who'd even joined Southgate in his pre-match press conference the day prior - started on the bench and made little impact as a 73rd-minute substitute, as the Three Lions slumped to a 0-0 draw in Slovenia.
