Luke Shaw’s notable reaction after not celebrating with England team-mates
After Trent Alexander-Arnold’s winning penalty in England’s last eight shootout win over Switzerland on Saturday, Luke Shaw was the only Three Lions players who did not rush to celebrate
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Luke Shaw showed a touch of class in the immediate aftermath of England’s penalty shootout win over Switzerland.
As his Three Lions team-mates rushed to celebrate Trent Alexander-Arnold’s winning penalty in Dusseldorf, the Manchester United man headed in the opposite direction – to shake hands with heartbroken Swiss opponents.
Shaw, who came on as a second-half substitute, didn’t take a spot-kick but watched as Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Alexander-Arnold all scored from 12 yards. England claimed a 5-3 win on spot-kicks, thanks to Jordan Pickford’s denial of Manchester City’s Manuel Akanji – aided by the England stopper’s water bottle.
As Swiss skipper Granit Xhaka and his team-mates, emotionally drained after a tense quarter-final, broke down in tears, Shaw shook hands with a number of his counterparts. He would go around the entire group, before getting involved in England’s celebrations in front of the travelling fans.
It had been the Manchester United left-back’s first appearance of the tournament, appearing as a 78th minute substitute with England trailing to Breel Embolo’s goal. Within minutes, Saka had scored the equaliser.
Ultimately, it came down to spot-kicks, with Alexander-Arnold holding his nerve, blasting past Yann Sommer and handing England a semi-final showdown with Netherlands. And Alexander-Arnold was full of praise for the nerve shown by Gareth Southgate’s side.
“It is what we have practiced,” he declared. “When the gaffer said I was taking one, I enjoyed it and I’d practiced it – I knew I had to just execute it. All five penalties from us were great.”
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On England’s triumph, he added: “Incredible, these are the goals that we set for ourselves. Difficult opponent going behind and the team showed a lot of character, belief, heart and spirit out there.
“We knew it was going to be tight. Whatever it takes and no matter what we win – that is all that matters to us.”
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