Hat-trick hero Saka: I'm fit and wanted to play more

Bukayo Saka revealed he "wanted to play more" at the World Cup after scoring a hat-trick to earn England a bronze medal against France - after Thomas Tuchel tactically left him out of the semi-final loss to Argentina.

Saka hit a treble in a crazy 6-4 win over France in the third-place play-off - which included two brilliant first-half goals in an England performance that completely contrasted from the semi-final loss to Argentina.

While England were defensive and dour last time out, the Three Lions showed quality in possession, threat on the counter and ruthlessness in attack. And many asked the same question: why didn't Saka play against Argentina?

"Of course, I would love to have played more," Saka told the BBC after the game. "But of course, it's not the time to talk about out that now. I try to do my talking on the pitch. It's done now. Move on."

Asked if it's good news for Arsenal fans to see him playing and scoring like this, Saka replied: "Yeah. I'm fit. I'm fit."

However, despite being "fit", Tuchel said he just "had a feeling" that Rogers would offer more in the semi-final win over Argentina.

"He did everything right," Tuchel said of Saka. "I had just a feeling in the semi-final for Morgan Rogers that he would be involved in something special. That was it.

"The [Argentina] game was so in demand that we were forced into changes because of cramps and flow of the game.

"Bukayo showed he was a key player, that was never a doubt. I was not even aware he had a hat-trick [against France]. I lost the overview of the goalscorers."