It was a night when England wanted to impose themselves as an attacking force, after the frustration of their 1-0 defeat here against Brazil on Saturday, and they did. There was a goal from the penalty spot for Ivan Toney on his full debut 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 finals this summer.
