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Article: England have an edge.(Sports)
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- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 28, 1999
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ONLY two of the 17 outfield players on England duty at the Nep Stadium tonight have scored for their country.
That statistic hits home just how inconvenienced England boss Kevin Keegan has been by withdrawals from the squad to face Hungary in Budapest.
Kevin Phillips, 23 goals in 30 games for First Division champions Sunderland this season, is going to start alongside another north-east headline-grabbing striker, Newcastle's talisman, Alan Shearer.
But if Liverpool enigma Steve McManaman does not play to his potential, who is going to lay on ...