Martin Keown says 'Kyle Walker can't 'lock the door' on Kylian Mbappe

‘Is he really quite on it yet?’: England’s Kyle Walker ‘doesn’t look as quick’ as he was – and he can’t ‘lock the door’ on Kylian Mbappe alone, Sportsmail’s Martin Keown tells WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL

  • England will face France in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday night
  • Martin Keown says England must start better than they did against Senegal
  • Matt Barlow is concerned about Kylian Mbappe as he is a ‘destructive’ player
  • But Dominic King is adamant England will win the World Cup if they beat France 
  • Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results 

England beat Senegal 3-0 in their last-16 tie on Sunday evening to set up a quarter-final clash with the reigning champions, France. 

Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown has said England must perform better against France than they did against Senegal or they could crash out of the 2022 World Cup. 

He also expressed his concerns over Kyle Walker’s ability to contain Kylian Mbappe – who netted twice against Poland to overtake both Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona in the standings for number of World Cup goals scored.

He thinks Mbappe’s blistering pace could be problematic for the 32-year-old defender and insisted he would need help from his team-mates. However, Keown did heap praise on Gareth Southgate’s attacking line by claiming they are ‘envy of the world’. 

Also in today’s WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL:

  • Martin Keown on why England’s attacking line are the ‘envy of the world’ and how the Three Lions must start their quarter-final clash with France to emerge victorious. 
  • Dominic King on why England will win the World Cup if they can beat Didier Deschamps’ side on Saturday evening. 
  • Matt Barlow expresses his concerns over Mbappe, claiming the 23-year-old forward is the most destructive player on the planet.  

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE

Daily Mail sports writers Keown, Dominic King and Matt Barlow were speaking as part of Sportsmail and MailPlus’s daily videocast ‘World Cup Confidential’. 

It appears on MailOnline every morning of the tournament and can be found on our YouTube channel.




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