West Ham captain Declan Rice says Gareth Southgate should remain as England coach.

There are now questions over whether Southgate will quit the job after seeing his side lose 2-1 to France in the quarter-final of the World Cup.

“If you guys could come in and see how well everyone's been on it, you would have thought we would have gone the whole way but for me, personally, I hope he stays," Rice said.

“There's a lot of talk around that [whether he quits]. I think he's been brilliant for us. I think there's a lot of criticism that's not deserved. I think he's taken us so, so far. Further than what people can expect.

“Tonight, he got everything spot on again, it's not on him. It's not on him at all - the tactics were right, and we played the right way.

“We were aggressive, we stopped Mbappe, he was quiet. Ultimately, like I said it was two goals against the run of play and that's not down to the manager, it's down to us on the pitch.

“I really hope he stays because the core group that we've got and what he's made for us, it's so special to be a part of, I love playing under him and I love playing for England."