Wayne Rooney ‘shocked’ by Gareth Southgate mistake at Euro 2024 | Football [Video]

Wayne Rooney says he was ‘really shocked’ Gareth Southgate did not take a fully-fit left-back to Euro 2024 and ‘very surprised’ Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell failed to make the England squad.

Southgate admitted he took a ‘gamble’ by selecting Luke Shaw in his 26-man squad despite the left-back’s injury-stricken season for Manchester United.

England hoped Shaw would be fit enough to feature in the second group game against Denmark but the 28-year-old was absent throughout the group stage and remains a double for the knockout stages.

That forced Kieran Trippier to fill in at left-back but the Newcastle United star has offered little going forward despite contributing to the best defensive record at Euro 2024.

Some pundits have suggested Kyle Walker should move across to left-back to offer England more potency behind Phil Foden and allow Trent Alexander-Arnold to play on the right, while Ian Wright has even proposed dropping Bukayo Saka into the role.

All of these headaches could have been avoided, according to …