As a proud Ayrshireman with 18 caps for Scotland, there was little probability of Kris Boyd getting carried away with England's 6-2 opening World Cup thrashing of Iran. Particularly when the previous Rangers striker was in a studio surrounded by followers of the Auld Enemy.
However Boyd accused Sky Sports activities Information anchor Tom White of taking part in DOWN his Three Lions participant scores – solely to be mercilessly slapped down. Boyd appeared on the Qatar World Cup 2022 breakfast present and the Ibrox legend was requested to price how Gareth Southgate’s England fared of their thumping World Cup opening win over Iran. Boyd understandably gave the gamers large scores following their good victory over albeit restricted opponents. The previous Ibrox and Kilmarnock aim machine stated: "(Bukayo) Saka and (Jude) Bellingham stood out. Saka two objectives, Bellingham’s efficiency. Declan Rice was glorious in there as nicely. Mason Mount to begin with was getting on the ball and attempting to make issues occur.”
However fellow pundit, ex Nottingham Forest participant David Prutton, pulled former Rangers man Boyd up and stated he was being harsh by solely awarding Manchester United man Harry Maguire a ranking of six.
Boyd, although, replied: “I had him as a seven - you’ve modified that!” Nevertheless, bemused present host White reacted by saying: “What, on right here? It’s not a contact display screen, Kris.”
White continued by stating Jordan Pickford made an incredible save and questioned the keeper additionally solely getting a six however Boyd stated: “He made a superb save. That’s what goalkeepers are there for,” which drew comparisons with hard-to-please pundit Roy Keane.