Football: The Next Generation

Today we are going to be looking at some of England's finest young players that are y et to make their senior debut for the Three Lions. Although, a few may make their debuts tonight against Iceland. The postponement of Euro 2020 to next summer has been devastating for football fans around the world, however, for some it provides an opportunity to impress next season and break into the England squad in time for Euro 2021.  England stalwarts Marcus Rashford and Harry Kane have also benefitted from this postponement as they would've been injured and missed out on this season's Euros. Similarly, the following 8 young players have all had brilliant breakthrough seasons for their respective clubs in the Premier League and if they keep up this solid form they are certain to receive their first call-ups from Gareth Southgate and England's senior national team.  Goalkeepers:  Dean Henderson The Red Devil's keeper has had an amazing breakthrough Premier League campaign on l

11 years ago, a young Mason Greenwood got his picture taken with Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solksjaer; last night, Ole subbed him on against Everton and he finished brilliantly to help Manchester United equalise. 3 days prior, Greenwood had scored an emphatic brace against AZ Alkmaar to inspire Manchester United to a win in the Europa League. So who is Mason Greenwood? Born on the 1st of October 2001 in Bradford, Mason Greenwood is a lethal young forward that stands at just under 6 ft tall. Now 18, Greenwood began his footballing journey at the age of 6, playing in United's academy setup. In the 2017/18 season he broke into the U-18 team at the age of 16 and ended the campaign as the top scorer of the U-18 Premier League North, bagging 17 goals in 21 games. Greenwood had his first experience with the first team in the pre-season tour of the 2018/19 season, featuring as a sub off the bench. A few months later, Ole handed Greenwood his competitive debut in the latter en