England Under-17s thump Germany 8-1… yes EIGHT… as Young Lions romp to victory
Manchester United wonderkid Angel Gomes among seven different scorers in outrageous win
NEW Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate will be hoping it is a sign of things to come as England Under-17s smashed Germany 8-1 on Monday.
The outrageous result will raise eyebrows around the world as a number of the country’s hottest young talents ran riot against their German counterparts to win the Croatia Cup.
Manchester United wonderkid Angel Gomes kicked off the scoring for Steve Cooper’s side, and he was one of seven kids to find the target.
Incredibly, England found the target six times in the first half alone, leaving the Germans bewildered.
Gomes got the action started after only four minutes before Manchester City’s Jadon Sancho added a second moments later.
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Luca Schlax pulled a goal back, but any hopes of a comeback were quickly blown away as the Young Lions roared their way to victory.
Another City youngster, Phil Foden, restored the two-goal advantage before Chelsea’ George McEachran added a fourth.
Things got even better before the break as Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster struck a quickfire double to make it six at half time.
The goals did dry up after the restart, but England still had time to add to their tally.
Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reading’s Danny Loader rounded off the superb performance.
The unbelievable result made it three wins from three out in Croatia after last week’s 5-0 victory over the hosts and the 3-0 success against Greece.
Cooper’s youngsters will be back in action later this month when they travel to Romania for the first qualifying round of the European Championships, where they will face the host nation, Azerbaijan and Austria.
England U17s: 1 Curtis Anderson (Manchester City), 21 Kane Wilson (West Bromwich Albion), 3 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster (Tottenham Hotspur), 5 Joel Latibeaudiere (Manchester City), 6 Jonathan Panzo (Chelsea), 7 Phil Foden (Manchester City), 8 George McEachran (Chelsea), 10 Angel Gomes (Manchester United), 11 Jadon Sancho (Manchester City), 19 Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) 18 Rhian Brewster (Liverpool)
Substitutions: 12 Marcel Lavinier (Chelsea) for Lyons-Foster 45, 14 Lewis Gibson (Newcastle United) for Panzo 45, 9 Danny Loader (Reading) for Brewster 45, 20 Alex Denny (Everton) for Foden 59, 15 Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) for Hudson-Odoi 64, 16 Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Manchester City) for Gomes 64
Substitutes not used: 1 Thomas McGill
Head coach: Steve Cooper
Goals: Angel Gomes 4, Jadon Sancho 8, Phil Foden 29, George McEachran 31, Rhian Brewster 34, 37, Callum Hudson-Odoi 59, Danny Loader 76
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