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Netherlands: Cillessen, Dumfries, de Ligt, van Dijk, Blind, de Roon, F de Jong, Wijnaldum, Bergwijn, Depay, Babel.
Subs: Vermeer, Bizot, Hateboer, Ake, Propper, Promes, van Aanholt, de Vrij, Strootman, Vilhena, L de Jong, van de Beek.
England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell, Rice, Delph, Barkley, Sancho, Rashford, Sterling.
Subs: Butland, Heaton, Rose, Dier, Lingard, Henderson, Kane, Gomez, Keane, Alli, Wilson, Alexander-Arnold.
That’s much-deserved reward for Sterling, who leads his country out on his 50th international appearance. The naked eye will tell you that the Manchester City winger is a world-class act, there’s no need for stats. Then again, the numbers don’t hurt either: having scored just twice in his first 45 matches for England, games 46 to 49 have produced another six goals. That includes a hat-trick against the Czechs, a couple in Spain, and a satisfying goal stuffed down the throats of the Montenegro supporters giving him abuse. Throw in a domestic treble and the FWA Footballer of the Year award, and it’s safe to say he’s on a roll.
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jun/06/netherlands-v-england-nations-league-semi-final-live under the title “Netherlands v England: Nations League semi-final – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
