England 5 Ireland 0: Three Lions run riot in perfect Lee Carsley send-off as FOUR stars bag first international goal

AT half-time, statement was raging implicit the aboriginal of England skipper Harry Kane.

Within six minutes of the restart, Kane had efficaciously won this lucifer - and this Nations League radical - with 1 masterful walk and a punishment kick.

At 31 and with plentifulness of miles connected the clock, Kane isn’t arsenic mobile arsenic helium utilized to beryllium - and during a frustrating opening 45 minutes, helium had struggled for a interaction of the shot and been driven to distraction.

Yet people is imperishable and Kane proved arsenic overmuch with 1 gorgeous walk which teed up Jude Bellingham to triumph a penalty, reduced Ireland to 10 men and handed the England skipper his 69th planetary goal.

Five minutes later, England were 3-0 up and cruising aft Anthony Gordon and Conor Gallagher some netted their archetypal goals for the Three Lions with Ireland’s effort astatine parking the autobus met with Eval Knievel attraction from Lee Carsley’s men.

Jarrod Bowen besides broke his planetary duck and Taylor Harwood-Bellis nodded successful soon aft arriving for his debut arsenic a sub.

Carsley’s six-match stint arsenic interim brag indispensable present beryllium considered an wide occurrence arsenic England achieved promotion to the apical tier of the Nations League with 5 wins retired of six - and 2 broad victories this week.

The thought that incoming England brag Thomas Tuchel mightiness not privation Kane arsenic his first-choice starting centre-forward ever felt far-fetched.

Last year, the German made it his idiosyncratic ngo to motion Kane for Bayern Munich, for whom helium has present scored 61 goals successful arsenic galore appearances.

In Athens connected Thursday, Kane was dropped for a meaningful lucifer for the archetypal clip successful surviving representation arsenic Carsley handed a commencement to Ollie Watkins, who netted the opener arsenic England scored an awesome 3-0 win.

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That was a decent glimpse of a utile Plan B for Tuchel - the gait of Watkins an wholly antithetic proposition to Kane’s galore attributes.

But for now, Kane arsenic the No9 is inactive the evident Plan A. England request his experience, his nous and his sheer value of goals.

As good arsenic a callback for Kane, determination was a debut present for Newcastle’s Tino Livramento astatine right-back but Carsley stayed mostly loyal to the broadside who won truthful convincingly successful Athens connected Thursday.

There was communal booing of the nationalist anthems and the accustomed wide deployment of British soldiers connected the Wembley pitch, which indispensable person thrilled the distant supporters.

At slightest they wouldn’t person to endure erstwhile Ireland players scoring against them this time, aft aboriginal goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish condemned them to a 2-0 decision successful Dublin successful September.

The boys successful greenish were successful good dependable with plentifulness of ironic cheers for immoderate English mishap - but it was the hosts who were making the running.

Noni Madueke was bamboozling his full-back with immoderate aboriginal trickery, cutting backmost for Curtis Jones to person a changeable deflected over.

And from the resulting corner, Kyle Walker - operating astatine centre-half - got to the adjacent station and glanced a header onto the extortion of the net.

Bellingham was producing immoderate eye-pleasing moments but England were labouring to interruption down the massed Irish defence.

On 1 occasion, Madueke wriggled escaped lone to beryllium confronted by 7 Irishmen sardined into the six-yard box.

There were occasional Irish counter-attacks - Sammie Szmodics appealing for a punishment aft a clumsy Walker challenge.

Kane was struggling to get progressive and was cleaned retired by 1 dense situation from Liam Scales.

Madueke past made a chaotic situation connected Callum O’Dowda, earning himself a booking arsenic good arsenic 1 from Bellingham for a pointless protest.

Kane’s frustrations were exemplified successful first-half injury-time, archetypal by him retreating adjacent to his cardinal defenders to cod a walk from Jordan Pickford simply to get involved.

But past the England skipper got into a tangle with Jayson Molumby, whom helium dragged to the level - with some players cautioned by Belgian ref Erik Lambrechts.

Yet successful the 51st minute, Kane settled this lucifer with 1 glorious walk from the near helping which picked retired Bellingham, who was upended by Scales.

The Celtic defender was handed his 2nd yellowish paper and Kane despatched the punishment coolly aft a deliberate stutter successful his run-up.

Kane celebrated exuberantly arsenic if remembering Thursday night’s uncommon snub.

Ireland’s simplification successful manpower was instantly evident arsenic Livramento charged down the close and produced a transverse which cannoned disconnected 2 Irish defenders earlier Gordon steered a volley location for a extremity made and finished successful Newcastle.

The quick-fire 3rd came from a Madueke corner, Marc Guehi soaring astatine the adjacent station to triumph a header which was despatched by Gallagher astatine the backmost stick, nipping up of Bellingham to get the captious touch.

Bowen - who has seemingly been the taxable of a sustained run from gobby West Ham fans towards Carsley - past arrived arsenic a sub and scored a quality with his archetypal touch.

A free-kick was played abbreviated and Bellingham chopped backmost for Bowen to wallop it home, first-time, from the borderline of the area.

Harwood-Bellis - whose prospective father-in-law is Roy Keane - past arrived for his debut and promptly added the 5th with a downward header from a glorious Bellingham centre.

Bellingham, by the way, had been magnificent again. He is England’s first-choice No 10 arsenic surely arsenic Kane is the starting No 9.