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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Scott Murray

England, Germany and a low-energy state of Nations League affairs

Nations League FA England Fiver Germany Gareth Southgate Richard Morris Son HeungMin Trent AlexanderArnold EPL
Trent Alexander-Arnold with fans on the eve of the game in Munich.
Trent Alexander-Arnold with fans on the eve of the game in Munich. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images

RUNNING, STROLLING, TALKING AND WRITING ON FUMES

Gareth Southgate and the lads went for a nice walk in Budapest last weekend. They took in Heroes Square, St Stephen’s Basilica, the magnificent parliament buildings, Buda Castle and the rolling blue Danube, and at some point during their relaxed stroll around the vibrant Mitteleuropean wonder, they absent-mindedly lost their opening Nations League fixture. Ah well, never mind, who cares. Not The Fiver, that’s for certain. Nor, we strongly suspect, do you. The players surely can’t be bothered, if their signal disregard on Saturday for giving new England broadcaster Channel 4 bang for their buck is anything to go by. This much we know.

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