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Trippier not sold on 'Bury Beckham' tag after becoming England's set-piece king

The Tottenham full-back feels comparisons with a former Three Lions captain are premature despite his dead-ball excellence at the 2018 World Cup

Kieran Trippier counts David Beckham as one of his footballing heroes but has laughed off comparisons between himself and the former England captain.

Manchester United great Beckham made his name through vicious deliveries from the right flank and as a dead-ball specialist for club and country.

Tottenham wing-back Trippier has found himself cast in that role for the Three Lions at the 2018 World Cup, with his trusty right boot central to the team's potent set-piece threat

Trippier's right-wing corner led to Harry Kane's last-gasp winner in the Group G opener against Tunisia and John Stones powered home another pinpoint cross to get the 6-1 rout of Panama underway.