Gareth Southgate has explained his use of Phil Foden so far at the World Cup.

Fans and pundits have been clamoring to see the Manchester City creative attacker get more game time for the Three Lions.

Foden was not brought on during the 0-0 draw against the United States in their second group stage game.

When asked about Foden by the BBC, Southgate replied: “There's different possibilities with that.

"He can play off either flank, he can play as a false nine if we choose to do that, he can play off of a striker although he doesn't really do that so much at club level. So that's applicable for certain types of games or certain moments in games.

“But he's a very flexible player in terms of the attributes that he has and where he can have an impact, and he's a goal threat - which is also really important."

To ITV, Southgate added: “He is a super player. We think the world of him and he is going to play a big part [for England at the World Cup. We love Phil. He's a super player.

“He's obviously been into the first game [vs Iran]. We decided not to put him into the second [vs USA] but he is going to play an important part in this tournament for us. There is no question about that."