Gareth Southgate is putting his faith in the youngstersGareth Southgate is "solely" responsible for the current crop of youngsters being given a chance in the England team, according to former England defender Danny Mills. England are expected to have a youthful look when they face the Czech Republic in their opening European Qualifier at Wembley on Friday night. Southgate is planning to give 18-year-old Jadon Sancho his first competitive start following Marcus Rashford's withdrawal from the squad on Thursday, Sky Sports News understands. With this new freedom, they can go out and express themselves and actually it's quite refreshing to see an England team wanting to play good, exciting football." "What it has shown is a shift in English football, younger players looking to go abroad," added Mills.

Source: Sky sports March 22, 2019 11:37 UTC