{"id":297399,"date":"2023-11-17T23:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297399"},"modified":"2023-11-17T23:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:25:34","slug":"england-player-ratings-alexander-arnold-impressed-rashford-stuttered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/england-player-ratings-alexander-arnold-impressed-rashford-stuttered\/","title":{"rendered":"ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: Alexander-Arnold impressed, Rashford stuttered"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: Trent Alexander-Arnold looked the genuine article in midfield and Cole Palmer impressed on debut&#8230; but Marcus Rashford is unable to rise to the occasion<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>England were unruffled as they continued their unbeaten qualification run\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Although Malta offered some resistance, eventually England broke through\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Southgate&#8217;s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England were made to work for their three points but were ultimately untroubled as they cruised to a 2-0 victory against Malta on Friday evening in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After finding the opener almost by chance thanks to an own goal from Enrico Pep in the eighth minute, Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side took their time before claiming their second.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As inevitable a goalscorer in an England shirt as he is becoming in a Bayern Munich one, Harry Kane netted the match winner shortly after Southgate shuffled the pack and introduced substitutes including Cole Palmer in his Three Lions debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice thought he had struck a third less than two minutes later, but had his effort chalked off after a quick VAR review, but his effort was unnecessary as the heavy favourites performed as expected at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here, Craig Hope takes you through who impressed and who could have done more under the arch at Wembley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/21\/77948147-12763679-image-a-61_1700258361810.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold looked like a tried and tested midfielder as he was tested in midfield<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/21\/77948145-12763679-image-a-62_1700258364960.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cole Palmer distinguished himself with a second-half senior debut after his late promotion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/21\/77948143-12763679-image-a-63_1700258368271.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Marcus Rashford was unable to recapture his dazzling international form in the midst of stuttered season with Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><span>ENGLAND (4-3-3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jordan Pickford 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An early scare when Teuma fired narrowly wide, but he was a spectator that apart. Another cap, at least. What he really needed was an armchair.<\/p>\n<h3>Match facts<\/h3>\n<p><span>Attendance:<\/span> 81,388<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee: <\/span>L Godinho (POR)<span> 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>MOTM: <\/span>Alexander-Arnold<\/p>\n<p><span>Kieran Trippier 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Came into the game jaded after an intense run with Newcastle. To that end, this was perfect. He strolled through it with no fuss.<\/p>\n<p><span>Marc Guehi 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recovery pace was needed one or twice and this was another impressive showing, even making allowance for the standard of opposition.<\/p>\n<p><span>Harry Maguire 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Didn\u2019t put a foot wrong and his international place looks as assured as ever, especially when allied to resurgence in club form.<\/p>\n<p><span>Fikayo Tomori 5\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hardly a night to remember. Played out of position at left back, took a hefty kick before dishing one out and being booked. His reward? Hooked at half-time.<\/p>\n<p><span>Trent Alexander-Arnold 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Probing passes and always an option, even if little came from that positivity. Definitely worth persevering with in midfield role. MOTM.<\/p>\n<p><span>Jordan Henderson 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The usual. Hurried around and saw plenty of the ball without doing a great deal with it. Booed before the game and when being replaced in the second half. Starting to feel like an unnecessary distraction.<\/p>\n<p><span>Conor Gallagher 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replaced at half-time but had done OK. Couple of purposeful bursts forward and gave his all. But more needed in terms of final-third quality if he\u2019s to stay in the team.<\/p>\n<p><span>Phil Foden 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Definitely the brightest of the front three and from his wonderful first touch and cross the opening goal arrived. Lovely lay-off in build to second goal, too.<\/p>\n<p><span>Harry Kane 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Booked for first-half dive when trying to win a penalty and that looked like summing up a frustrating night until applying cute chipped finish to Saka\u2019s square ball.<\/p>\n<p><span>Marcus Rashford 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So much for Rashford being a different player in England\u2019s colours. This looked like the Manchester United version. Offered very little and did well to last an hour.<\/p>\n<p><span>Gareth Southgate 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/22\/77948217-12763679-image-a-65_1700258414482.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Phil Foden (left) was the brightest star in England&#8217;s front three and had a hand in both goals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/21\/77948129-12763679-image-a-64_1700258382055.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fikayo Tomori (right) has more to do before securing his place in Gareth Southgate&#8217;s Euros side<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bukayo Saka <\/span>(on for Gallagher 46) <span>7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyle Walker<\/span> (on for Tomori 46) <span>6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Declan Rice<\/span> (on for Henderson 61)<span> 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cole Palmer <\/span>(on for Rashford 61) <span>6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Malta (3-5-2):\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bonello 6; S Borg 6, Pepe 5, J Borg 6; J Mbong 5.5, Yankam 6, Guillaumier 5 (Kristensen 59, 5), Teuma 6.5, Camenzuli 6; P Mbong 5 (Jones 59, 5), Reid 6<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs: <\/span>Attard, Shaw, Pisani, Grech, Magri, Overend, Al-Tumi, Nwoko, Muscat, Muscat, Apap<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Michele Marcolini 5<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12763679\/ENGLAND-PLAYER-RATINGS-Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Cole-Palmer-Marcus-Rashford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS: Trent Alexander-Arnold looked the genuine article in midfield and Cole Palmer impressed on debut&#8230; 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