Kris Boyd refused to fall into the trap of hyping up England on Sky Sports this morning as he appeared on the World Cup Breakfast show.

The Scotland international was in the studio alongside former Nottingham Forest man David Prutton, and the topic of conversation quickly turned to Saturday's quarter-final between England and France.

All the talk has been about Kylian Mbappe ahead of the showdown, with England plotting a way to stop the French superstar.

Boyd is a huge fan of the PSG man and he admitted that he hopes he is on top form against Gareth Southgate's side.

He said: “He (Mbappe) can go outside but he wants to come inside and we’ve seen it before the way he unleashes that right foot and bends it right in the far corner. It’s a joy to watch… and I hope it happens.

“It’s easy to say at this moment in time it’s Kylian Mbappe. If it was another nation they’d say it was a two-year plan to stop him. What it tells us is that it will probably be a three/five but if you allow good players space they will hurt you. It’s about not giving him that freedom.

“From England’s point of view you have to stop it and sometimes you have to stop it at source. Stop the ball getting to him and if you can crowd an area that doesn't allow the ball to get to Mbappe then that could be the plan.”

Prutton then commented: “That’s a good point. Our midfield could dominate their midfield." Former Scotland international Boyd then jumped in adding: “Our midfield? I’m not ‘our,’ pal.”

Boyd added: “You’re setting yourself up if you don’t stop him after working on it for two years. You could change to a three/five or four to accommodate Kylian Mbappe but England have to look at themselves and implement their gameplan on France.

"They can’t forget about Mbappe but at the top end of the pitch they have Phil Foden, Saka, Rashford and Bellingham gets forward. They have to focus that and England will fancy themselves.”

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