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England player ratings vs New Zealand:

James Trafford (6/10):

Took over in nets from Pickford and had little to do.

Tino Livramento (6/10):

Replaced Spence at left-back but was nowhere near as lively.

Ezri Konsa (6/10):

Came on for Guehi and enjoyed an armchair ride.

Dan Burn (6/10):

Played alongside Konsa in the centre of defence and went agonisingly close to scoring his first England goal, but his header clipped the outside of the right post.

Reece James (6/10):

Replaced Quansah at right-back and although he was more comfortable, he wasn’t at his best.

Nico O’Reilly (6/10):

Took Mainoo’s place in midfield but didn’t really advance his cause.

Jude Bellingham (7/10):

Had a point to prove after starting on the bench and caught the eye with an early outside-of-the-foot pass for Gordon. This was hardly vintage Bellingham but there were some lovely touches.

Anthony Gordon (6/10):

Went on the left wing after replacing Rashford but his final ball repeatedly let him down.

Elliott Anderson (7/10):

Slotted into the midfield in place of Henderson and created one good opening with a terrific ball from deep.

Rio Ngumoha (6/10):

The Liverpool teenager obviously isn’t in the World Cup squad but he was full of positive energy.

Ivan Toney (5/10):

Led the line after coming on for Kane but his most notable contribution was taking the ball off O’Reilly’s toe just as the Man City man was about to shoot.

Thomas Tuchel (5/10):

The manager will be happy that everyone got 45 minutes and without picking up any injuries. But this was still a worryingly poor performance against a very poor team. Tuchel has work to do and some big decisions to make.

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