As a West Ham United player, Mark Noble knows the significance of him leading England into tonight's U21 European Championship final against Germany.

The England captain said: "It's amazing to think I will be leading England out just like Bobby Moore did all those years ago.

"When I am at West Ham, I hear the fans singing their cheeky songs. When teams come to us and say we haven't won anything, they sing back that they won the World Cup.

"You get that when you come to West Ham and you take it on board.

"Three or four months ago I did a fans' evening and got hammered by the older generation of fans who were saying how great those players were.

"It will be fantastic as a West Ham player to lead the players out here in a European Championship final. Nothing else is on my mind apart from lifting that trophy.

"I've met Geoff Hurst a few times. Years ago, when I was with the youth team, I bought a West Ham folder to put all my school books in.

"He was outside the ground so I got it signed in black permanent marker.

"I had that for school and then a few years later I was playing for West Ham, which was really strange."