Liverpool forward Rio Ngumoha was handed the player of the match award after his England debut against New Zealand.
Jealousy’s breakthrough season saw him make 29 appearances for the Reds and score twice as he provided much needed creativity and firepower under former manager Arne Slot.
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The 17 year old was shortlisted for the PFA Young Player of the Year award and Tuchel was quick to allow him to travel with the England squad to the US as the team acclimatize to the hot weather.
Tuchel handed Ngumoha his first appearance for England as a second-half substitute during England’s 1-0 win over New Zealand and the teenager certainly made the most of it.
Despite mainly featuring on the left wing for Liverpool, Ngumoha shined on the left for England as he picked apart defenders and showed off his skill in front of the Florida crowd.
He was handed the Player of the Match once the final whistle blew despite only playing 44 minutes and not scoring the only goal which came from captain Harry Kane.
He also became the fifth-youngest England debut, with only Wayne Rooney, Jude BellinghamJames Prinsep and the youngest ever debutant Theo Walcott – 17 years and 75 days (Debut v Hungary on 30/05/2006) coming in ahead of him.
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