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DANNY MURPHY: Bukayo Saka is a star for England but his absence against Finland gives Lee Carsley the chance to deploy Phil Foden or Cole Palmer out wide and go back to basics

If you love football then you can’t help but love Bukayo Saka, no matter which team you support.

At 5ft 8in Saka isn’t the biggest figure, but he has such wonderful strength on the ball under pressure and a knack of being able to roll defenders and win free-kicks.

One of his biggest weapons is his ability to go both ways - he is just as happy to go on the outside as he is cutting inside. Left footed players who are comfortable on their right like Saka are a collector’s item and it gives his opposite number something extra thing to think about.