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Gareth Southgate has insisted Jack Grealish is 'fine' and 'understood' his decision to take him off in extra time despite coming on as a second-half sub in the win over Denmark.
Grealish was withdrawn at the end of the first half in extra time after England took the lead through Harry Kane's rebounded penalty, with Kieran Trippier taking his place to form a five-man back line to help see out the game.
The midfielder, who has played a periphery role at Euro 2020, had only been on the pitch for 35 minutes when he was replaced, having been brought on in the second half with the scores tied.
Gareth Southgate explained his reasoning for subbing Jack Grealish off in win over Denmark
The midfielder (third from left) had come on as a sub before being taken off in extra time
But Southgate has assured that the 25-year-old understood the wider picture and why it was the right thing to do for the team as he explained his thinking behind the substitution.
'He's fine – he understood, he was terrific when he came on he gave us momentum,' Southgate said.
'But we know when they've gone behind in games they've thrown four men up front so we needed to get an extra defender on just to make sure we were more solid and I wanted to keep Raheem's [Sterling] speed on so it meant taking one of the two boys off who had just come on.'
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