Advertisement The only other times England had lifted the U21 Euros came with back-to-back successes, in 1982 and 1984. Those sides beat West Germany and Spain in their finals, providing a symmetry to Carsley’s finals that seemed almost too good to be true.

The UEFA EURO U21 tournament in Slovakia has been a great place to watch so many of the world's best young players. England are the reigning champs and are back in the title game through a Harvey Elliott brace,

Jonathan Rowe came off the bench to score an extra-time goal which gave holders England a 3-2 win over Germany in the Under-21 European Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead.