Three England stars get 9/10 player rating as Lee Carsley is told off for denying Harry Kane hat-trick

Harry Kane was the star of the show as England wrapped up a comfortable 2-0 win over Finland in the UEFA Conference League.

Lee Carsley’s side dominated for long spells of the first half but failed to make the breakthrough before the break with Trent Alexander-Arnold notably going close.

Kane, on his 100th appearance for England, did find the net but saw his goal ruled out after being deemed to be offside by VAR following Bukayo Saka’s cross.

Thankfully, the Bayern Munich star still had time to be the star of the show after scoring twice in the second half at Wembley.

Kane was then given a standing ovation as he was brought off on a night that truly belonged to him.

That victory makes it two wins from two for England in the UEFA Nations League, but which stars impressed most? talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham gives his marks out of ten for the England team.

‘Superb’

It was another statement performance from Trent Alexander-Arnold at Wembley.

The Liverpool star played at right-back and caused countless problems for Finland as he tested the opposition with his pinpoint passing.

Alexander-Arnold even went close to opening the scoring in the first half, while he managed to lay Kane’s second goal on a plate for him.

“Some of his passing was superb,” declared Durham who was left very impressed by the 25-year-old’s display, giving him a 9/10 rating.

‘The real deal’

Lee Carsley has made some brave calls during his first two matches as interim England boss, but Angel Gomes was arguably his biggest gamble.

Thankfully the midfielder’s inclusion against Finland from the start paid off big time.

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Giving the former Man United starlet a 9/10 rating, Durham was very impressed with his performance, describing him as ‘superb’, before calling the Lille man “the real deal”.

But what impressed the talkSPORT host most of all was Gomes’ decision to wear black boots – a rarity in this age of garish colour and bold designs!

‘A finishing masterclass’

While England won 2-0, it was a night that belonged to one man and one man only.

Of course, we’re talking about Kane, who put in a 9/10 display.

As well as winning his 100th cap for the Three Lions, the ex-Tottenham hotshot scored his 67th and 68th goal for his country.

Sporting a pair of bespoke golden boots, Kane certainly had the golden touch at Wembley with Durham hailing the ‘finishing masterclass’ that the skipper delivered.

However Durham wasn’t quite as impressed with Carsley, who brought Kane off late on to deny him the chance of a hat-trick on his big night, leading the interim boss to be given a rating of just 6/10.

“Leave Kane on his hat-trick mate,” Durham quipped.