Euro 2024 Group C Qualifier result: Trent Alexander-Arnold caps midfield start with goal as England put four past Malta

Malta get us underway.

“I think there is nothing to be served with me discussing that publicly. We weren’t considering those boys to start this game. We were hopeful they could play some part and that is still the case. Point number one is they all wanted to come in to be with the group, which is fantastic. And as I said to them - we are all in the unknown a little bit.

“The focus with all of the City boys is just to get them right for these games. Inevitably we just don’t know what that emotional dip is going to be for them. They need to recover, they need to sleep, they need to eat well and we want to get them ready.

‘I’ve seen enough to know what could help us here and then Monday is a few days further on. We have had players fresh from teams in the Champions League final before but we haven’t had a team that has won a treble. For that group of players and staff, things will never be the same again. Everything changes in their lives.”

“Football is not only about money or being famous. It’s about how it makes you feel and (tonight) will be amazing. I would love to be playing again but I can’t. This is why a guy wants to become a footballer. This is the kind of match I dreamed of, against one of the best teams in the world. They have amazing players. That the supporters will be filling the stands is another reason to give our best and make ourselves proud.’

"Those players are superstars. But I won’t be dreaming about them. Otherwise I might be exhausted before the game."

"They [City players] would have been on a mad journey over the last few days, few weeks, few months for them because they have won a few trophies in that time. I bet it has been very emotional for them, it might take them a few days to get back to normal but, hopefully, they are in a position where they can help us in maybe not the first game but the second game."

"The players are going to push ourselves to the absolute limits. We need to be given more time to recover between certain games and at different stages of the season. That's my opinion but I don't think it's down to the players. We shouldn't have to put ourselves in a position to speak out about something that we're not in control of or we're not going to make the final decision on."

None start but there are five Citizens stars on the bench if required.

The Liverpool full-back, who excelled towards the end of the club season in a revamped midfield role, looks like following suit for his country as he wears the No.10 shirt.

James Maddison also gets a chance to impress with Marc Guehi getting the nod alongside Harry Maguire in central defence.

MALTA: Bonello, Attard, Borg, Guillaumier, Mbong, Nwoko, Teuma, Jones, Apap, Kristensen, Muscat... Subs: M. Grech, Debono, Camenzuli, Shaw, J. Grech, Satariano, Corbolan, Muscat, Degabriele, Yankam, Dimech, Borg. /// ENGLAND: Pickford, Trippier, Guehi, Maguire, Shaw, Henderson, Rice, Maddison, Alexander-Arnold, Saka, Kane… Subs: Ramsdale, Johnstone, Walker, Stones, Mings, Phillips, Grealish, Gallagher, Foden, Eze, Wilson, Rashford.

Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Euro 2024 Group C qualifier between Malta and England at Ta’ Qali National Stadium.

Kick off 19.45 BST.