Mikel Arteta admits two Arsenal players have struggled at Euro 2024 | Football

The Three Lions were heading out of the Euros until Bellingham scored a brilliant overhead kick to equalise in the dying seconds in last weekend’s last-16 clash against Slovakia.

Gareth Southgate’s side went on to win 2-1 thanks to Harry Kane’s extra-time header and set up a quarter-final clash with Switzerland.

Few England players have enhanced their reputations out in Germany and both Rice and Saka have attracted criticism for their performances for the struggling Three Lions.

England’s midfield has lacked control and Rice has been trialled with three different midfield partners – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Gallagher and Kobbie Mainoo – to little success.

While England – the pre-tournament favourites – are struggling to spark, Rio Ferdinand still expects them to lift the trophy come July 14.

‘It is easy to pick apart the team and question the way we are playing but I actually still have a feeling we are going to win this tournament,’ the ex-England and Manchester United defender told BBC Sport.

‘That comes from the fact that, so far, we have relied on individuals to get us results in games. We know we’ve got players who can keep doing it, too.

‘Foden was the best player in the Premier League last season, Harry Kane was the top goalscorer in Germany and Jude Bellingham was arguably the outstanding talent in Spain.

‘So we have got players who can create moments that decide matches at the highest level and, on top of that, we know as a team we have got resilience, character and belief.

‘We showed that with the way we turned things around so late to get past Slovakia in the last 16, because you don’t get results like that without that mentality.

‘Even if the team does not click the way we all want it to against Switzerland, we have shown we can drag ourselves through difficult moments. That’s another reason we should all be optimistic about what might happen next.’

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