Mbappé handed Pavard France captaincy, Giroud reveals what he told Inter defender after brace v. Scotland

France celebrity Kylian Mbappé gave his compatriot Benjamin Pavard the captain armband for the ultimate minutes of their sport towards Scotland final evening, whereas Olivier Giroud advised the Inter defender he was like ‘an actual striker.’

Pavard scored a brace in seven minutes in France’s 4-1 win over Scotland on Tuesday, overcoming Ousmane Dembélé for targets scored with Les Blues.

His teammate Mbappé was so impressed that he handed the Inter defender the France captaincy for the ultimate minutes of the sport.

On the similar time, Milan striker Olivier Giroud praised Pavard throughout a post-match interview with reporters within the blended zone.

“He scored two targets, so congratulations,” mentioned the Rossoneri star.

“I advised him he was an actual striker, I’m tremendous joyful for him and the group.”

Pavard has additionally turn out to be the primary France defender to attain a brace since Mamadou Sakho in 2013 towards Ukraine.

The France defender joined Inter from Bayern Munich final summer season and has made 5 appearances with the Nerazzurri this time period.