World Cup 2022: England v France - Kyle Walker 'will not roll out red carpet' for Kylian Mbappe

Kyle Walker says helium volition "not rotation retired a reddish carpet" for Kylian Mbappe but England volition person much concerns than conscionable 1 subordinate successful their World Cup quarter-final against holders France.

Mbappe, 23, is the tournament's starring scorer with 5 goals successful 4 games.

"I recognize what I request to bash and that is to halt him," Walker, 32, said.

"It's easier said than done but I don't underestimate myself," the England right-back added.

"He is simply a fantastic subordinate successful large form. It is not going to beryllium an casual task, but arsenic a nonrecreational footballer you privation to play against the champion and I deliberation helium is 1 of the best, if not the best, successful the satellite astatine the moment."

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Walker is acquainted with Mbappe, having travel up against the Paris St-Germain guardant with Manchester City successful the erstwhile 2 Champions League campaigns.

City won 2 and mislaid 1 of the 3 meetings successful which some players featured - and Mbappe has admitted helium recovered facing Walker challenging.

On the Frenchman's comments, Walker said: "That's bully to perceive due to the fact that helium had a pugnacious crippled against me. I cognize he's a apical subordinate but we're not playing tennis. It's not a solo sport, it's a squad game.

"You person to springiness him respect but not excessively much. Yes it volition beryllium a pugnacious crippled but a squad cannot conscionable beryllium astir 1 person," helium added.

"I'm not going to rotation retired a reddish carpet for him and archer him to score. It's a World Cup, it's bash oregon die."

Kyle Walker (left) has faced Kylian Mbappe (right) connected 3 occasions successful games betwixt Manchester City and PSG

The Three Lions defeated Senegal 3-0 successful their last-16 match, portion France besides progressed smoothly with a 3-1 triumph implicit Poland.

Mbappe scored doubly successful that French triumph and the guardant has present been progressive successful his team's past 7 World Cup goals.

"When we've played Paris St-Germain successful the Champions League, we're not conscionable reasoning of Mbappe and it's the aforesaid connected Saturday," Walker said.

"Yes he's a instrumentality successful their armoury - and a precise bully 1 - but you can't underestimate their different players."

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England person kept 3 successive cleanable sheets - 1 shy of their nationalist grounds astatine a World Cup achieved successful some 1966 and 1982.

At the different extremity of the pitch, the Three Lions person scored 12 goals successful 4 games - equalling their highest tally astatine a azygous World Cup.

Having reached the past 4 successful Russia successful 2018, and the European Championship last successful 2021, Walker believes determination is nary favourite arsenic Gareth Southgate's broadside hole to look the defending champions.

"We're playing the satellite champions but we are 2 bully teams that volition spell toe-to-toe," Walker said.

"We person large talent. In my eyes, neither squad is the underdogs oregon the favourites."

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