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England ratings: Trent is Three Lions star man and could have had hatful of assists but Rice gifts Finland huge chance

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TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD showed his brilliance as Harry Kane's brace saw England beat Finland.

Interim boss Lee Carsley maintained his 100 per cent win record in charge of England.

Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed against Finland
Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed against Finland
Harry Kane bagged a brace on his 100 England appearance
Harry Kane bagged a brace on his 100 England appearance

Kane was the main focus of the match as he completed his century of appearances for the Three Lions.

After a few attempts, the captain finally got his name on the scoresheet to mark his milestone outing for England.

The striker was a constant thorn in the Finland defence and was unlucky not to score more as he saw a spectacular overhead kick and free-kick well saved.

But it was Trent Alexander-Arnold who impressed the most with a classy performance.

Declan Rice however was far from his best and he was lucky not have given up a goal with a sloppy mistake.

SunSports Tom Barclay has given their ratings of the England players...

Jordan Pickford

Had nothing to do. 6

Trent Alexander-Arnold

England’s best player as he supplied some beautiful balls from deep that on another day would have led to a glut of assists.

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He did get one in the end, although that was more thanks to Harry Kane’s lethal finishing. STAR MAN 9

Ezri Konsa

Showed his ability on the ball with a super ball through for Bukayo Saka on the half hour.

Twisted his ankle early in the second half, surprisingly played on before being replaced on the hour. 6.

John Stones

Played at left-sided centre-back before shifting when Levi Colwill came on. Solid though not much to deal with.Now 19 short of 100 caps. 6.

Rico Lewis

In the right place to snuff out early danger from ex-Norwich man Teemu Pukki. Came close to a goal on his second England cap when prodding wide after the break. 7

Declan Rice

Declan Rice was not at his best against Finland
Declan Rice was not at his best against Finland

Lost possession to give Finland their one and only big chance which Topi Kesinen should have squared to Pukki, but instead fired wildly over. 5

Angel Gomes

Wanted the ball from the off, just like Lee Carsley thought he would. Deliciously drilled cross-field ball to Alexander-Arnold early doors showed his range. 7

Bukayo Saka

Almost scored and almost assisted in a lively display. Unlucky that Kane was millimetres offside after the centurion had headed home the Arsenal man’s wicked delivery. 7

Jack Grealish

Jack Grealish looked good
Jack Grealish looked good

Enjoyed being in the heart of the action at No10 again, as he did on Saturday against the Republic of Ireland.

Carsley clearly likes him - it will be fascinating to see what happens when Bellingham, Foden and Palmer all return. 7

Anthony Gordon

Caused problems down the left with his rapid pace - how we needed some of that in the Euros.

But did not have on his shooting boots as he fluffed a decent chance early in the second half. 7 

Harry Kane

Kane's goals were the difference
Kane's goals were the difference

Two blistering finishes took the centurion to an astonishing 68 goals in 100 caps.

Was denied the chance of a hat-trick in front of his family when subbed off to a standing ovation for the final ten. Kane said he fancies his chances of reaching a ton of international goals - and it does not seem fanciful. 8

Subs: 

Levi Colwill (on for Konsa, 61): Next to no threat from Finland by the time he came on. 6

Eberechi Eze (on for Gordon, 66): Raced on to yet another special Trent pass but could not loop it over the keeper. 6

Noni Madueke (on for Saka, 66): Looked to make an impact every time he got the ball on debut. Excellent one-two with Trent saw the Chelsea man tee up Kane’s second. 7

Marc Guehi (on for Stones, 80): As with Colwill, little to do. 6

Jarrod Bowen (on for Kane, 81): Played up top after Kane went off for the final minutes, as he has done for West Ham. 6

Lee Carsley: Two games down, two 2-0 wins. In truth, the first half was quite dull fare against the Finland's ten men behind the ball. But the quality shone through, as well it should have given the gulf in class and mainly thanks to Kane’s shooting prowess. Alexander-Arnold shone as he was given licence and trust by Carsley at right-back and Angel Gomes looked unfazed on debut. Not a victory to write home about but nothing wrong either. 6

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