One of Gareth Southgate's great strengths since taking over as England manager eight years ago has been uniting a squad that was previously divided.

England's 'Golden Generation' from the 2000s have regularly admitted there were cliques in camp when they got together, with club loyalties getting in the way of building team spirit.

That is no longer an issue for the Three Lions as everyone appears to be singing from the same hymn sheet, and that is particularly the case when it comes to the bromance blossoming between Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The pair - who have both been linked with model girlfriends, with Bellingham reportedly linked with 25-year-old Dutch influencer Laura Celia Valk, while Alexander-Arnold, 25, is dating British actor Jude Law's daughter, Iris, 23 - have been inseparable at the Euros and their connection is only growing stronger on the pitch.

They started together in England's midfield for their opening game of Euro 2024 against Serbia on Sunday, and Bellingham proved to be the star of the show as he netted the only goal to hand his side all three points.

But their celebration is not the only bit of choreography the duo have been working on. Ahead of England's clash with Serbia, Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold were seen perfecting a new hilarious handshake routine, which left defender Ezri Konsa smiling in the background.

A video posted online shows the duo shake hands, point their fingers in an upwards motion and then each taking it in turns to blow on their hands as if they were trying to put out a flame. 

England's players have been playing Wolf since around the time of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which is also where fans really started to take note of Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold's friendship. 

Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold were seen perfecting a new handshake in training, with Ezri Konsa watching on in the background

Bellingham was quickly developing into England's star player as the tournament got underway, and speculation was ramping up over his club future as he looked certain to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.

Liverpool and Real Madrid appeared to be in pole position to land his signature, and some fans were convinced Alexander-Arnold was doing his best to get Bellingham over to Anfield when the duo went for a stroll together in Qatar.

Alexander-Arnold insisted he was 'just going out with a mate', but he was subsequently dubbed 'Agent Trent', with the two players never far away from one another during England's time in the Middle East.

They were spotted together again after the tournament ended just a few months later as they attended a Chris Brown concert together.

But if Alexander-Arnold was trying to persuade his friend to join Liverpool, he was ultimately unsuccessful. Bellingham chose Real Madrid, and it could not have worked out much better, with the attacking midfielder winning LaLiga and the Champions League in his first season.

And now the tables may have turned, with supporters recently accusing Alexander-Arnold of 'flirting' with Madrid after naming two of their club legends as his dream dinner guests.

Having picked Reds icon Steven Gerrard, the right back-turned midfielder went with Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo to complete his list.

The pair were virtually inseparable at the 2022 World Cup, and that hasn't changed since