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Luke Shaw reveals England's team spirit and 'togetherness' under Gareth Southgate is helping him grieve following death of his grandmother before the World Cup - after Marcus Rashford dedicated Wales goal to friend who died from cancer

Luke Shaw says the support of Gareth Southgate and his England team-mates has helped him overcome the death of his grandmother, who passed away before the opening game of their World Cup campaign.

After England's 3-0 win over Wales put them into a last 16 showdown with Senegal, Shaw revealed that he was grieving for his grandmother, but had received the full support of his colleagues in Qatar.

'My Nan sadly passed away,' said the Manchester United full-back. 'She had cancer for a long while and unfortunately she passed away just before the first game.