How do you stop Mbappe? England wrestle with World Cup conundrum

DOHA - England manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the"sensational" Kylian Mbappe in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

Australia, Denmark and Poland failed to come up with an appropriate answer as Mbappe scored in his three starts on route to the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old already has five goals in four games in Qatar, while his haul of nine career World Cup goals puts him level with Argentina's Lionel Messi and one ahead of Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo."Look, he is a world-class player who is always producing the moments when they are needed. That is what those top players do. That is the challenge we face," Southgate said.

Instead of changing his formation, Southgate may take inspiration from Walker's role in Manchester City's Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Mbappe's PSG last year. "Kyle will go closer to him, he has more pace than the Polish defenders. That's not to say Kyle will mark him out of the game. This is a sensational player, the new best player in the world."

In terms of speed, Kyle Walker can surely handle him

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