England U19s 0 Macedonia U19s 2: Young Lions suffer shock Euro qualifier defeat despite Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho’s return after disciplinary axing

ENGLAND UNDER-19S suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Macedonia despite recalling axed star duo Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho.

The pair were dropped by boss Paul Simpson for the 3-0 win over Latvia after turning up late in the build-up to the game on Saturday.

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But despite being back in the side, the Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund youngsters were unable to prevent the setback in the final European Championship qualifier for the Young Lions.

Simpson’s men had already secured top spot in the Elite Group after victories in their first two matches.

But they will have been desperate to continue that momentum ahead of the summer showpiece in Finland.

They were caught out after just three minutes when Jani Atanasov broke the deadlock.

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England fought hard for an equaliser and came close on a number of occasions through Mason Mount, George Hirst, Foden and Marcus McGuane.

But they were caught out again in the dying stages in Skopje by the hosts thanks to Dimitar Mitrovski.

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Now Simpson will need to ensure his men quickly get over their setback and defend the title Keith Downing led England to last year.

The draw for the July tournament will take place on May 30.

HOW THEY LINED-UP

England: Jamie Cumming (Chelsea), Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) (c), Mason Mount (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Dujon Sterling (Chelsea), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Ed Francis (Manchester City), Elliot Embleton (Sunderland), Marcus McGuane (Barcelona), Ben Wilmot (Stevenage)

Subs: Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) for Sancho 69, Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) for McGuane 74, Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) for Hirst 84