Daily Mail

PLAYER RATINGS

- BY SAMI MOKBEL

ENGLAND (3-4-3) TEAM AVERAGE 5.9 JORDAN PICKFORD

5.5 Has been unconvinci­ng for Everton and has now taken that worrying form on to the internatio­nal stage.

KYLE WALKER

6.5 Unfortunat­e to be caught in the middle of his goalkeeper’s rash decision-making for the penalty. Comfortabl­e otherwise.

CONOR COADY

6.5 Made some important interventi­ons on a busy night. Will surely now be a fixture Southgate’s plans.

HARRY MAGUIRE

3 An unmitigate­d disaster. A shadow of his usual self, the Manchester United defender looks troubled.

REECE JAMES

6.5 Spoiled impressive full debut by getting sent off after the final whistle. But he looks a viable alternativ­e to Alexander-Arnold.

KALVIN PHILLIPS

6 Overrun by Denmark’s midfield during the early stages but strangely improved when England were reduced to 10 men.

DECLAN RICE

6 Appears to be an automatic choice for Southgate. Unspectacu­lar but kept things ticking over in midfield.

AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES

6.5 Took to internatio­nal football like a duck to water until he was unluckily sacrificed following Maguire’s red card.

MASON MOUNT

7 The hero against Belgium on Sunday and was one of England’s better players again. Has improved from last season.

HARRY KANE

5.5 Clearly not fully fit. Missed last game with ‘muscle fatigue’ and didn’t look comfortabl­e. Penny for Jose Mourinho’s thoughts?

MARCUS RASHFORD

6 Some bright moments coupled with some sloppy ones. His performanc­e encapsulat­ed England’s night.

Mings 5.5 (for Maitland-Niles, 36min); Calvert-Lewin 5.5 (for Rashford, 73); Sancho 5.5 (for Mount, 73); J Henderson n (for Rice, 76). Not used: Pope, D Henderson, Saka, Ward-Prowse, Grealish, Ings, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez.

GARETH SOUTHGATE

SUBSTITUTE­S

5.5 A lack of creativity and a lack of discipline. A miserable night at the office for the England boss.

DENMARK

(4-2-3-1): Schmeichel 8; Wass 7, Kjaer 7.5, Christense­n 6 n (Jorgensen 46, 6), Skov 6 (Maehle 46, 6); ERIKSEN 8.5  , Hojbjerg 7 n (Jensen 88), Delaney 7; Poulsen 6.5, Dolberg 6 (Sisto 37, 7), Braithwait­e 6.5 (Vestergaar­d 73, 6).

REF JESUS GIL MANZANO (SPA)

6.5 Had no choice but to send off Maguire. Kept a firm grip on the game.

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