Butland relishing 'intense' battle with Pickford and Hart for England No. 1 | MUK Sports

Gareth Southgate concedes that England don't have a clear number one due to Joe Hart's problems at West Ham but believes in all four goalkeepers in the squad. Jack Butland is thriving on the "intense'' competition between England's goalkeepers and insists there will be no bad blood when Gareth Southgate finally names his World Cup No. 1. The Stoke player is set to start against Italy at Wembley on Tuesday and needs to keep pace with Everton's rising star Jordan Pickford, who made it two clean sheets from two appearances during Friday's 1-0 win against Netherlands. Lingering in the background is long-serving first-choice Joe Hart, while uncapped Burnley...
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