England star Declan Rice responds to Harry Kane 'chokehold' during Ukraine celebrations
Declan Rice was spotted looking rather uncomfortable as Harry Kane wrapped his arm around the West Ham United man’s neck while England celebrated Harry Maguire’s goal against Ukraine in their Euro 2020 quarter-final clash on Saturday evening. The Three Lions romped to an emphatic 4-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico to set up a semi-final meeting with Denmark at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.
Kane found the back of the net inside five minutes to hand England an ideal start to proceedings, before Maguire added a second with a thumping header shortly after the interval.
The Tottenham forward scored his second and England’s third of the match just moments later, with Jordan Henderson getting in on the act after the hour mark to cap off a near-perfect day for Gareth Southgate’s side under the lights in Rome.
The result sees the one-time World Cup winners reach a second major tournament semi-final in three years, with a place in next Sunday’s final against either Spain or Italy now firmly in their sights.
Rice, who has established himself as a mainstay for England in recent seasons, enjoyed a strong performance and came close to scoring before half-time with a thunderous effort that was parried away by Ukraine goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan.
He was eventually substituted during the second half, with Southgate unwilling to risk the prospect of a yellow card that would have seen the Hammers skipper ruled out of the semi-final clash with Denmark.
