ELLIOTT DRINKING IN EUROS ACCLAIM

No beach bar but Harvey still sinking the doubles

- By Jeremy Cross

HARVEY ELLIOTT could have chosen to spend June sitting on a beach considering his future.

He could have been sipping something cool, while wondering if he might have to leave Liverpool.

But, instead, Elliott found himself drinking in the acclaim in Bratislava, having fired the England Under-21s side into a second successive Euros final.

Elliott's double to sink the Netherlands has left Lee Carsley's Young Lions on the cusp of creating history the chance to beat Germany in tomorrow's final and defend the trophy they won in 2023.

Of the 24 teams to win the Under-21 Euros, 10 have gone on to win either the World Cup or senior Euros within 12 years.

Of more immediate concern to Elliott, 22, will be getting a second Euros medal around his neck, having been a late substitute when Carsley's team beat Spain in Georgia two years ago.

Having done it once, Elliott would have been forgiven for giving the current tournament a miss.