Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has sent a heartfelt message to Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka on Twitter.
The Liverpool youngster has urged Saka to hold his head high despite his failure to score in the penalty shootout of the Euro 2020 final for England against Italy.
Jones, 20, has praised the 19-year-old for showing courage and bravery to step up to take a penalty in the shootout at Wembley Stadium on Sunday night.
What happened?
Italy have got the better of England in the final of the European Championship.
The match on Sunday night finished 1-1 after extra time and went into penalties.
It was a dramatic shootout.
Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho failed to convert their spot kicks for England.
Saka stepped up to keep England in the shootout.
However, the 19-year-old Arsenal winger could not get his effort past Italy international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
And Italy won.
Staying strong
It must be heartbreaking for Saka not to score.
But the Arsenal youngster should be proud of himself and what he has done at Euro 2020.
Not many 19-year-olds have the character and personalty to take a penalty in the final of a major competition in front of over 60,000 fans.
Saka will come back stronger from this.
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