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Joe Cole backs Jude Bellingham to lead England like Lionel Messi does for Argentina after his outstanding performance against Italy... while Marcus Rashford labels the in-form midfielder 'unbelievable'

Joe Cole stopped short of comparing Jude Bellingham to Lionel Messi, but did identify the one quality he believes England's rising star has that the Argentinian didn't in the formative years of his career.

Bellingham starred again after producing a man-of-the-match performance in England's dominant 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday evening that guaranteed their spot in next year's European Championship.

The 20-year-old won the penalty for England's first goal that Harry Kane made no mistake with, before assisting Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford for the second.