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Man Utd fullback Shaw snaps: England players remember what Wales players did

Manchester United fullback Luke Shaw has taken aim at Wales' players ahead of their World Cup showdown with England.

Shaw admitted that Gareth Southgate's players have an extra motivation to win their Battle of Britain clash with Rob Page's team on Tuesday night because they haven't forgotten the footage of them celebrating England's shock Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland.

The leaked 30-second clip showed stars like Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey revelling in English misery - and now it is payback time. England need to beat Wales at the Al Rayyan Stadium to qualify for the last 16 as group winners; a draw would also send them through; a defeat might even do it.

Shaw, asked if England would ever celebrate like the Welsh in 2016, said: “I think we are a respectful group. We do things in the right way. That's the example Gareth wants to set and we are all fully behind that. Does it give us any more motivation? I think you could say that.

“But our motivation in itself has to be at its highest level. We are at the World Cup. We have great aims for what we want to achieve. We have to have the maximum motivation at every game. I don't think there's any more motivation than what we have already.

“Of course, it (the video) wasn't nice. But I don't want to dwell too much on it. I want to focus on what we do on the pitch. We can say things in interviews but I'd rather do our talking on the pitch, rather than off it."

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