How do you stop Mbappe?


Deadly duo: France’s Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud celebrate during the last 16 match against Poland at the Al-Thumama Stadium. — AFP

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the “sensational” Kylian Mbappe in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final.

Southgate’s hopes of leading England to a third successive semi-final at major tournaments hinge on finding a solution to a problem that has proved impossible for any team to solve in Qatar.

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