Hello and I'm Gregor Robertson. We're with you twice a week throughout the season for all the best reaction and

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Yeah, joining us today are The Times' very own, Allison Rudd and James Geerbrandt.

Coming up, we're going to look ahead to the weekend's permitting action, which includes one of England's classic fixtures.

Saturday's early kickoff sees Liverpool put their 100% record on the line against Newcastle.

But first we're looking back at a week of international action that saw mixed emotions for the home nations.

First up, England, who maintained their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualification.

But it was a mixed night, wasn't it?

For England, as Garas South Gateside continued their

rampant march towards next summer's European Championships with a 5-3 win over Kosovo in Southampton.

Not all planes sailing then, with the three lines conceding after just

34 seconds in their first ever game against the Kosovans.

Despite the horror star, England and their front three in particular dominated the first

half five goals which included a first and second goal in international football

for Borustia Dortman's Jayden Sancho. The question is, does he now have the potential to go on to be not just England's best player but perhaps the world's best player, James?

Uh, I think that's a very big question. James? in the Bundesliga one of the top European leagues

uh I think scored 12 goals and was the was the leading assist provider in the

entire Bundesliga with with 14 assists I mean he's he's already performing at

an elite level and I think when you look at that age

bracket really in in world football you're looking at probably killing and

Bape out on his own and then probably Sancho was probably second behind him at the moment but of course as we all know it's not these things that necessarily kind of progress in a sort of linear manner and I think England have seen

a few English players haven't we who sort of have seemed like world beaters at that sort of age and

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