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Eric Dier calls for respectful support from England fans vs. Lithuania

Eric Dier has urged England supporters to be respectful and back the team "in the right way" following the unsavoury behaviour of some fans during Wednesday's friendly in Germany.

England's 1-0 defeat in Dortmund was marred by fans booing the German national anthem and singing distasteful songs -- actions Football Association chairman Greg Clarke described as "inappropriate, disrespectful and disappointing."

Dier, who played the full 90 minutes, said he was unaware of the chanting but has called on fans to show respect and be considerate during Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley, where tributes are planned for the victims of this week's terrorist attack in London.

"In general the fans have been fantastic with us," the Tottenham man said in a news conference. "Wherever we go they're always fantastic, the support they've given us is amazing, but all we ask is they support us in the right way and be respectful.

"And of course because of the dreadful stuff that's happened over the last couple of days in London, we just hope the fans will be very respectful of that. And us as players, we're going to respect everything in the right way and do everything to honour the people who passed away this week."

Dier also warned that England cannot afford to take Lithuania lightly on Sunday.

"It's going to be a tough game. In all internationals now there's no really easy games," he said. "Every team sets up to try to stop us, especially here at Wembley. We have to be confident going into it, try to play quick, attacking football and hopefully they won't be able to handle that.

"It's key we play with intensity, move the ball quickly. I think we need to be aggressive with the ball, move it quickly, and hopefully create a lot of chances and make it exciting for the fans."

England boss Gareth Southgate has yet to decide on who will captain England on Sunday with Gary Cahill missing through suspension.

"It's an ambition of mine. I'd love to one day be able to do that," Dier said of being England captain. "That's something the manager decides and I'm sure he'll pick who he thinks is best. I think I've always had qualities that a captain may have and I think I can do that job."

Dier was also asked whether England are a side who should be aiming to peak for the 2018 World Cup, or for a later tournament.

"We might be quite young but I don't think we can play the age card forever," he said. "I'm 23 now. There's a few players around that age but we've all played a lot of games. Age isn't everything."