Exclusive: Ex-England man picks ‘stand-out’ defender v Serbia who ‘reassured’ Southgate

Former England centre-back Matt Upson believes Marc Guehi was the stand-out defender for the Three Lions against Serbia on Sunday.

manager Gareth Southgate has put his trust in Guehi to fill the void left by Harry Maguire in the heart of his defence at Euro 2024.

The Crystal Palace defender passed a tricky test against Serbia with flying colours as Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic both struggled.

Speaking exclusively to Football365 (via ), Upson who scored for England at the 2010 World Cup explained what he liked about Guehi s performance and why his partnership with John Stones works. He said:

I was (impressed). I thought he was very proactive in the way he went about his job. When I say that, I mean when he went tight, he didn t just go and get…