Kyle Walker scored his first goal for England on Saturday to continue a fine start to the season for Manchester City.
Despite winning the treble, Walker was out of favour and wasn't happy at being left out of the Champions League final starting XI. He had played in the FA Cup final a week before, but had been in and out of the Premier League side that held off Arsenal and was no longer guaranteed to start in the big games.
Last summer, Walker told reporters that he felt his England career was over after a foolish red card vs Iceland in 2020, which earned criticism from Southgate. But after taking a step back and looking himself in the mirror, he declared that 'nobody will retire me'. If he was going to go out, for club or country, he would do it on his terms.However important he has been to City, he would leave if it meant he could continue playing at the highest level.
Walker occupied the entire right flank against Bayern in pre-season, and has done so effectively against Newcastle, Sheffield United, and Fulham in the Premier League. He has become more involved in the City attack, so it was perhaps no surprise that he was furthest forward for England against Ukraine on Saturday when the Three Lions needed an equaliser.
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