Jack Grealish and Mason Mount showed Luke Shaw no mercy after the England defender was hit by bird poo during a team meal in Qatar on Wednesday.
Chelsea star Mount wasted little time in filming the Manchester United defender’s reaction, while £100million Manchester City ace Grealish couldn’t contain his laughter across the table.
"I'll launch this water bottle at them now, bro," Shaw joked as he searched the tree above him looking for the culprit, while Arsenal ’s Bukayo Saka stood back, keeping away from the scene of the crime.
"Can you not see his b**** there," giggled Grealish. “They're right above you!”
England stars enjoyed a day off on Wednesday after their 3-0 win over Wales on Tuesday.
Marcus Rashford, starting for the first time at the finals, scored twice, while Phil Foden, who hadn't seen a minute of action in the opening two matches, also found the net.
That booked a last 16 clash with Senegal on Sunday and Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate insists his side can handle the country’s raised expectation levels following their semi-final showing in Russia and last year’s run to the final of Euro 2020.
"Compared to Russia, I think there’s a different mentality about the whole group,” the England boss said in the bowels of Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. “There’s more belief.
“Our objectives are different. In Russia, we were just thinking about, ‘Could we win a knockout game?’ There’s more expectation now, but more confidence and more experience of big matches.
“I don’t know if we’re ahead of where we were last summer, but definitely we’re pleased that the first objective is achieved.
“The spirit of the team is good, we’ve got most of the group on the pitch, which is fabulous for the dynamic of the group and actually no yellow cards I think as well, which is a really good position for us.”
Southgate says the “big business starts now” as knockout football gets under way, but first comes a well-earned break for his group.
“The players are going have a day off for a start, which is welcome, and it gives us a little bit of extra time to just go through all the Senegal games and have a look at that,” Southgate said.
“Definitely helpful in terms of freshness, but we’ve still got to get that periodisation of training right so that we don’t come in undercooked.
“But it’s nice to have a couple of days that – unless you tell me something different – should be relatively calm.”
