Gareth Southgate is going to end Joe Hart’s international career. He is removing the goalkeeper from his World Cup squad.
The Manchester City keeper was informed on Monday night that he would not be in the 23-man squad for Russia.
Southgate said: “He’s been really good, I’ve been really straight with him throughout. I spoke to him three weeks ago before he was in West Ham’s team and told him he would be in the squad on the basis of what he’s done for us.”
“He’s a good leader to have around and he’s understood everything completely. He’s played that role really well. He is everything you would hope a senior player would be,’ he added.