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winger sent a message of support to after the winger scored his penalty in shootout victory over Switzerland at on Saturday.
Gareth Southgate’s side after edging past Switzerland on penalties.
and the Arsenal winger, who scored the Three Lions’ brilliant equaliser against the Swiss, was praised for his courage to step up after missing his spot kick against Italy in the Euro 2020 final three years ago.
Sancho and Marcus Rashford also missed their penalties against Italy and they, alongside Saka, .
Following England’s win over Switzerland, Sancho was among the people to share their love for Saka as the Manchester United winger wrote on Instagram: ‘I’m so proud of this guy!
‘You did it for me and Marcus, brother.’
Saka responded to Sancho’s message with a love heart emoji and the words: ‘My boys.’
Meanwhile, Saka insists he had no hesitation in putting himself forward for a penalty against Switzerland, despite the abuse he suffered after the miss against Italy at Euro 2020.
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‘I think for me it’s something I embrace,’ Saka said.
‘You can fail once but you have a choice whether you put yourself in that position again or not. I’m a guy who is going to put myself in that position. I believed in myself.
‘When I saw the ball hit the net, I was a very happy man.
‘I’m not going to be focusing on the past. That’s done. I can only focus on now and taking a penalty.
‘Of course I know there’s a lot of nervous people watching, my family included and in the crowd. But I kept my cool and I scored.’
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