And here is David Hytner’s match report from Wembley, which will serve as my parting gift. Bye!
It was a night when England wanted to impose themselves as an attacking force, after the frustration of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat here against Brazil, and they did. There was a goal for Ivan Toney on his full debut from the penalty spot and a virtuoso performance from another player making his first England start – the fearless 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo.
On this evidence, and what Mainoo has shown since breaking into the Manchester United team in November, the midfielder has made a serious case to gatecrash Gareth Southgate’s squad for the European Championship. Jarrod Bowen advanced his claim, as well.
In addition to it all, there was the fighting spirit which saw England go until the very end. It had felt as though profligacy would be their enemy and blunders within a makeshift defence, Southgate’s team conceding two completely avoidable goals.
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Jamie Jackson witnessed Scotland’s latest reverse, this time by a single goal at home to Northern Ireland:
