‘We’ve got so much quality,’ says England manager

England will play Germany in Saturday’s final

Lee Carsley is confident that England’s Under-21 side have the belief to retain their European title after Harvey Elliott’s double against the Netherlands secured a place in Saturday’s final.

A superb piece of improvisation from the substitute Noah Ohio cancelled out the Liverpool forward’s opener in the second half but it was Elliott who had the final say five minutes before the end to take his tally in this tournament to four goals.

Having arrived in Slovakia without several of the players who helped them qualify and one of the youngest squads in the tournament, England now have an opportunity to match the achievements of Dave Sexton’s teams in 1982 and 1984.