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Jude Bellingham has told Gareth Southgate where he would prefer to play following his starring role in England\u2019s victory over Scotland.<\/p>\n
The Real Madrid star had a hand in all of the Three Lions\u2019 goals on Tuesday night as they beat the Tartan Army 3-1 at Hampden Park in a friendly.<\/p>\n
He was involved in the build-up to Phil Foden\u2019s opener, before scoring himself minutes later, and rounded off the night with an assist for Harry Kane.<\/p>\n
Though he rose to prominence for his all-round game, the midfielder\u2019s attacking abilities have been on display most recently, with five goals and an assist in his first four games for Real since his big money summer move.<\/p>\n
These numbers are partly down to Carlo Ancelotti playing him in a more advanced role as a No.10, similar to how he was deployed by Southgate against Scotland.<\/p>\n
It had a far better effect in Glasgow than it did against Ukraine last Saturday, a point that Bellingham was keen to point out himself post-match.<\/p>\n
\u2018I wasn\u2019t happy with how I played against Ukraine, it wasn\u2019t anywhere near my best and the motivation is always to get back to your best. I got somewhere close tonight,\u2019 the 20-year-old told Channel 4.<\/p>\n
Southgate was equally full of praise, adding: \u2018He [Bellingham] doesn\u2019t have a point to prove to us, we know he is a really good player.<\/p>\n
\u2018Saturday was not his best game but we weren\u2019t at the level we wanted to be and we knew he has a fantastic personality to come back from that.<\/p>\n
\u2018His performances have been outstanding and one performance isn\u2019t going to change that. As an attacking eight, or where he played tonight, he looks to get into the box.<\/p>\n
\u2018Tonight his athleticism to press was so important. Scotland\u2019s system is difficult to play against so we slightly changed our system and he did that well.\u2019<\/p>\n