England player ratings: Kyle Walker brilliant against Ukraine as Jordan Henderson deals well with pre-match pressure
Kyle Walker's superb equaliser saw England draw 1-1 with Ukraine in their latest European Qualifier; Jordan Henderson was subject to intense pre-match speculation, but performed well in his first England game since a controversial move to Saudi Arabia
Saturday 9 September 2023 19:24, UK
England were held to a 1-1 draw against Ukraine in their latest European Qualifier, bringing an end to their 100 per cent record. Here, Sky Sports rates the Three Lions in Poland...
Pickford had little to do before Oleksandr Zinchenko's strike or after, but was beaten by a good finish to end England's run of five and a half hours without conceding a goal.
A really good performance from the Manchester City right-back, including a first England goal. Brilliant run, brilliant control, brilliant finish when his team were under pressure.
Defensively, he had Mykhailo Mudryk on toast. Walker superbly blocked the multi-million pound Chelsea man in almost every duel, and continued to look positive going forward.
By far and away England's best player of the evening.
Started well in an attacking role down the left, but found himself outnumbered as Ukraine overloaded the right wing in the build-up to their opener. After that, did not have many standout moments, or errors to account for either.
Maguire's distribution caused his team-mates issues at times and his lack of club game time was obvious, especially in the first half.
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However, he was a good aerial threat for England as they pushed for a winner in the second half. Maguire looped a header onto the roof of the net in the 51st minute, before another nodded effort was collected by
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