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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>England boss Gareth Southgate says he twice talked defender Kyle Walker out of international retirement.<\/p>\n

The Manchester City defender, 33, considered ending his England career after Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup but was persuaded to carry on.<\/p>\n

Walker scored his first England goal on his 77th appearance in Saturday\u2019s European qualifying draw with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve talked him out of [international] retirement twice, after the Euros and after the World Cup,\u201d said Southgate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he loves being here and he\u2019s wanted to keep going and now he\u2019s thinking about how many caps can he get.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s critical to us. If we\u2019re talking about world-class players in their position in our team then he\u2019s probably one of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he didn\u2019t realise how much value we have for him and how important he is for us. He\u2019s probably not going to thank me for sharing that\u201d.<\/p>\n

Walker made his England debut under Fabio Capello in 2011 but the majority of his international caps have come under Southgate since his appointment as manager in 2016.<\/p>\n

The former Tottenham and Sheffield United defender, who could earn a 78th cap against Scotland on Tuesday, says increased competition in the full-back position prompted him to consider international retirement.<\/p>\n

\u201c[With] the likes of Trent [Alexander-Arnold], Tripps [Kieran Trippier], Reece James coming through, you do think your days are numbered,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd how many holidays and summers that I\u2019ve sacrificed. I\u2019ve been doing this since I was 19 [when] I joined the senior team \u2014 I\u2019m 33 now.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and Gareth have a good relationship off the field. We do speak and I feel that I can still bring something to the team. So why stop?\u201d<\/p>\n

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