Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has called out three England stars ahead of their European Championship Last 16 clash on Sunday evening.
The Three Lions topped their group in the tournament, however they only won of their opening three games.
Back-to-back draws against Denmark and Slovenia attracted a lot of criticism from former players and the media.
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A number of the young players spoke to the media after both games, but Rooney feels Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford and Kyle Walker should've stepped up.
"We should have seen Harry, Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker and other senior players fronting up," Rooney said in his column for The Times.
'Instead it was Anthony Gordon doing the press, it was Cole Palmer doing bits — and this was after all the stuff at the end, when fans were throwing beer cups at Gareth Southgate.
'It's then that you need your senior lads to be in front of the microphones, calming everything down.
"The young ones handled themselves well but, when one loose word can make the situation worse, it was a lot of pressure to put them under."
Gareth Southgate's charges take on Slovakia in the round of 16 clash on Sunday evening.
