Jordan Henderson keeps captaincy as Gareth Southgate demands England get Wembley roaring
Three Lions boss sticks with Liverpool midfielder to lead his side as he says it's his side's 'responsibility' to excite the crowd in World Cup clash with Slovakia
JORDAN HENDERSON will captain England in their crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Monday.
And Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate wants his players to bring the Wembley crowd to their feet.
Liverpool midfielder Henderson led the team to an underwhelming 4-0 victory in Malta on Friday.
The scoreline flattered the visitors, with the performance booed by some travelling fans.
But now England know victory against Slovakia will take them to the brink of a place in next year's finals in Russia and five points clear at the top with two group matches remaining.
And Southgate wants his stars to raise their game for the occasion and produce a vibrant display.
Southgate said: "It's a great opportunity for us, a home game. We are playing good opposition so we've got to make sure we are tactically prepared, which we will be, but also we've got to have belief in the team that we've got.
"We've got some exciting players and we want to show that.
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"We know the task we have; we know the opportunity. The whole country wants to be at a World Cup.
"It's a great opportunity for the Wembley crowd to get behind us as well.
"We have a responsibility to get them on their feet. But equally everywhere we go around the world, the opposition crowds really give the team a lift.
"This result can virtually get us to Russia so everybody wants that and it would be great if we get the level of support that I know that stadium can bring."
And on the subject of the armband, Southgate says there is "no point in changing" the captaincy, even though he has yet to appoint a full-time skipper following Wayne Rooney's international retirement.
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