Gareth Southgate has been backed to continue as England manager by Declan Rice and Harry Maguire as the squad attempted to look forward after the 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat against France.
The feeling in the dressing room was that England were the better team and deserved to progress to a semi-final against Morocco but that the key moments went against them – most obviously Harry Kane’s missed penalty in the 84th minute for 2-2.
