England captain Steven Gerrard has said that he wants England to top the group ahead of France. England go into the final group match against Ukraine knowing that they can still finish top of the group D if results go their way. Steven Gerrard has said that it certainly does not matter whether England finished top of the group or not because either way they will be facing a former world champion in the form of Spain or Italy. However, Steven Gerrard wants to finish top of the group because it would provide great confidence for the members of the team.

England have been boosted by the return of Wayne Rooney, who is once again available for selection after being suspended for the first two matches of the Euro 2012. England drew the first match against France 1-1, but were more entertaining in the second group game against Sweden. The 3-2 victory coupled with the impressive performances from Danny Welbeck and Andy Carroll would have certainly been a great confidence for the other team members knowing that they need not really every time on the Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Gerrard is expected to play an important role in the match against Ukraine, despite reports suggesting that he might be rested.

He told I Love Liverpool “the aim is always to finish top of the group. It is important we do not get ahead of ourselves and start worrying about who we can meet in the quarter-finals. There is a very important and very difficult job to do tomorrow night first. The aim is to win the game and see where that takes us. he lads are working very hard. They are training very well. We are recovering very well. We have got an excellent team behind the main football team. It is a professional atmosphere. We are enjoying it, because we are playing well,” said Gerrard.