Gareth’s sure his Three Lions will step it up
Rashford blossom in the second half of the season under a coach who believes in him without question, Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Southgate added: “I’m back to a player who, even if there were quieter moments in terms of form, it was never going to last long term because of the quality we saw from the very first time he worked with us with the Under-21s. “The mentality that we saw in that session, you knew you were looking at a top player. How long that was going to take to appear was the only question, really. “And I don’t see that changing.
I don’t see any lowering in his standards, in his drive.
“He’s got a good environment around him. His brothers and his mum. She won’t let him get out of hand that’s for sure!
“In the end their own drive and appetite to get better and to improve is what determines how far the guys go.” The third member of the fearsome threesome, Sterling, showed his England scoring capabilities with a double in the 3-2 Nations League victory over mighty Spain last October. And in the blue of Manchester City, Sterling (left) has been hitting the back of the net for fun this season. Southgate said: “He’s continuing to improve and you would hope that would happen given his age. But a lot of attacking players maybe peak young and then don’t improve. “He’s falling into that category of a player who isn’t satisfied with where he’s at.
“He wants to keep getting better and he’s got the drive to be better. “I think the game in Spain was an important one for him because two goals in a really big fixture on a top stage against top players will only have improved his confidence with us. “He’s an outstanding player who is having a fantastic season.”