'The closest thing to Gerrard' - Bellingham backed to star if he can control one aspect of his game

That's the view of talkSPORT hosts Jamie O'Hara and Jason Cundy, who watched the midfielder dazzle in the 3-0 win against Ivory Coast.

Raheem Sterling, Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings were on the scoresheet at Wembley on Tuesday night, however, it was Borussia Dortmund midfielder Bellingham who caught the eye.

Bellingham, 18, proved he has a big future for his country, with the sky the limit for this richly-gifted youngster.

"There is something about Jude Bellingham, I thought he was excellent", O'Hara told Cundy on the Sports Bar, adding he sees flashes of former captain Gerrard in him.

"He is the closest thing we have had since Steven Gerrard. I say that given the fact Steven Gerrard was unbelievable, but Bellingham is obviously not at that level yet.

"I feel like Jude Bellingham has got that something about him.

"When it comes to that World Cup, I know it is still quite away, but I feel with more experience in terms of England games and Champions League nights, he could definitely step in and take the place of Kalvin Phillips."

Cundy agreed with O'Hara's comments and believes Bellingham can go on to be a huge player for England in years to come.

"He is the Rolls Royce, absolute Rolls Royce in there", he said.

"He loves to be the second striker, loves to get on his bike and go beyond the striker, sets things up, wins balls."

England have won all 12 matches which have featured Bellingham and only Theo Walcott has had a longer winning start to his England career by winning his first 14 caps.

However, Cundy thinks there are areas of his game that could prove a problem if not managed carefully.

"There is just a couple of things in his game, this is just watching from afar, he is clearly a passionate boy and likes the aggressive side of the game," he said.

"He likes to get involved, and is not afraid to not back down even though he is 18, I have seen a couple times in his game he just needs to take a step back.

"He doesn't want to getting involved in little altercations. I just felt, the first five minutes, I can't remember who, but someone just went through the back of him and he went down.

"The referee decided probably rightly to play on, we had possession but the way he got up and threw his fists down, I thought, you know what, don't let them [Ivory Coast] see that. Just calm down, don't let the opposition see it."

O'Hara added: "I remember Rooney was like that as a young player, and got sent off a few times, and everyone was like 'he needs to curb that temper and fire in his belly'. Actually, he ended up doing that, and I think it took something away from his game.

"I think you need that in midfield, you need to have that edge, you have to have a nasty streak.

Cundy touched on David Beckham and the fact he started off with fiery streak in his game, recalling the 1998 World Cup.

"David [Beckham] for example against Argentina, [Diego] Simeone knew that Beckham just had that little bit of a fiery side to his game, and for me it was the making of Beckham. From that red card, he went on, evaluated, and learned from it.

"You don't have to react every single time, but I have to say Bellingham was outstanding."