By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline
Published: 19:19 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 19:20 GMT, 21 March 2019
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Gareth Southgate believes England supporters will back Declan Rice at Wembley on Friday night after the midfielder was caught at the centre of an IRA storm.
The West Ham midfielder has been forced to apologise for posting 'Up the Ra' in social media posts dating back to 2015.
Rice has recently switched international allegiance from Republic of Ireland to England, despite having earned three senior caps for the Irish.
Declan Rice apologised for posting 'Up the Ra' in social media posts dating back to 2015
Gareth Southgate believes that England supporters will back Rice at Wembley on Friday night
And Southgate said: ‘I think people understand; most people will have children of those
