Gareth Southgate believes the Class of 22 is better than last year’s vintage.
And the England boss even revealed he thought some of his forwards were well below par at the Euros. England started their World Cup campaign in wonderful style as Southgate released the handbrake and they hit Iran for six.
Now, England face the United States on Friday night with Southgate claiming he has more attacking options and his strikers are in better form this time. Southgate said: “I see more of our attacking players in a better moment than they were in the Euros perhaps.