Gareth Southgate confirms Luke Shaw is fit to start for England, but hails the job Kieran Trippier has done.
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00:00Well, Kieran Trippy has been absolutely outstanding for us, so Luke is available, he's available to start, but Kieran has also done a brilliant job for the team.
00:14He obviously doesn't give us that balance that a natural left footer can give you, but his leadership, his communication on the pitch,
00:26if you ask any of the wingers that play with him or the players that play alongside him, his talking is phenomenal and it helps them to play the game.
00:39It's a much undervalued quality and it's a bit of a dying art, really. Good talkers on the pitch, you can't have enough of them.
00:50He has exceptional qualities in that area as well as some quality on the ball, so he's adapted and done a brilliant, brilliant job for us.