A musician hopes his World Cup song can help heal a divided nation.

Alex Scott, of Bricket Wood, wanted to do something for England that was positive and happy.

A passionate football supporter, he wrote his football anthem to bring people together in a divided post-Brexit Britain.

Speaking after England’s 6-1 defeat of Panama on Sunday, the 62-year-old management consultant said: “Following England’s poor performance after the last World Cup, I thought how they played in the qualifiers was nothing short of excellent.

“Given that the naysayers were so sceptical about how far such a young team would progress, I’m delighted to say they have been proved wrong.

“I’ve tried to reflect this in my song.”

Alex designed the song to be overtly patriotic in a tongue and cheek way, referring to the band as ‘George Saint and the Patrons’, and using the pseudonym of N. Gerland pronounced en-ger-land - as the writer and producer.

He wanted to show that despite Brexit we can still come together.

“We live in a politically charged society and it’s divided over Brexit.

“I wanted to do something to make people feel how good they have it here, to produce something that we could all celebrate.”

The song is fast-paced and upbeat, and is about dreams becoming reality.

Alex is upbeat about the young squad’s potential, and believes that with the poor performances from some of the top rated countries - such as Germany and Argentina - England could sneak ahead in the tournament.

He said: “I think the teams got a particularly good run with all the favourites we have seen.

“The Germans just barely won their match and Argentina might be kicked out early.

“Whilst I am uncertain who will win the World Cup, we shouldn’t write England off – some of the favourites haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory, so who knows – we can still dream.”