England might be out of the World Cup, but L'Equipe's player ratings from the quarter-final defeat to France emphasise just how important Bukayo Saka has been during the tournament.
Arsenal star Saka was heartbroken at Euro 2020 after missing the decisive penalty in England's final defeat against Italy, but has responded brilliantly. The 21-year-old scored twice in his country's 6-2 group stage victory over Iran and netted against Senegal in the last 16 before winning the first penalty against France in Al Khor.
French publication L'Equipe is known for taking no prisoners with its ratings, handing Liverpool's Luis Diaz a score of 3/10 for his performance in the Champions League final and setting a very high bar for any player to get a perfect 10. According to them, though, Saka was England's best player in their exit and one of the best on the pitch full stop.
