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England player ratings as Marcus Rashford impresses to earn an 8 in their 2-0 win against Costa Rica

Denzil Pinto

01:00 08/06/2018

England will travel to the World Cup next week on the back of a 2-0 win over Costa Rica in their friendly on Thursday night.

Gareth Southgate made a series of changes to his team but Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a sensational goal before substitute Danny Welbeck doubled the lead in the second half.

Here, we look at how the players fared in England’s final warm-up match before the World Cup at Elland Road.

 

Jack Butland: 6 – Was called into action in the 25th minute, making a comfortable stop. Didn’t have much to do in the second half before being substituted.

Harry Maguire: 7 – Did his job as part of a back-three defence and nearly got his first England goal when his header was cleared off the line.

John Stones: 7 – The only man to have kept his place in the win against Nigeria. Strong performance by the Man City defender, closing any danger that came his way.

Phil Jones: 6 – A solid display and teamed up well with Stones to make things difficult for Costa Rica. Could have been better with his precision of his passes.

Jordan Henderson: 6 – At the centre of things in the middle of the park. Saw a shot go just wide in the second half.

Danny Rose: 7 – Just like Delph, saw a lot of the ball in the first half and continued being a threat on the wing.

Trent Alexander-Arnold: 6 – Didn’t finish the game but can be proud of his debut. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Fabian Delph: 7 – A very impressive display by the Manchester City man. Showed plenty of promise going forward.

Rufus Loftus-Cheek: 7 – Showed his strength and agility in what was a decent game. Showed a series of neat touches in the final third.

Marcus Rashford: 8 – Started the game brightly and pressed his case for selection by unleashing a stunning 25-yard screamer. Continued to be threat with his pace and movement. By far England’s best player on the pitch.

Jamie Vardy: 5 – Had a very quiet first-half, seven touches to be exact including an opportunity on goal.

Substitutes:

Nick Pope: 6 – On for his international debut. Had little to do with Costa Rica poor in front of goal.

Danny Welbeck: 7 – Justified Gareth Southgate’s decision to substituting Jamie Vardy by getting the team’s second.

Delli Alli: 7 – Showed once again why he will be a key player in Russia by creating England’s second.

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