My word! Hoddle blown away by Roo-gers

FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle has heaped praise on Morgan Rogers after the Villa youngster made his full senior international debut against Latvia.

- BRIAN DICK

Rogers played the full 90 minutes in Monday's 3-0 win at Wembley as the World Cup qualification campaign got off to a good start and new boss Thomas Tuchel learned more about his players.

Hoddle, who steered England to the last 16 in the 1998 tournament in France, was impressed with a player who is enjoying an outstanding campaign.

"You want to find out about somebody on the pitch, all the hype, you've had a look at him in training, can he reproduce it?" he said.

"He went out there and his first bit of skill when he went out towards the corner flag and he did what I call a Rivelinho back in the day.

"He used to hit the top of the ball and he spun round the guy and I don't think anyone saw actually what he did, but he got on the back of him on the byeline and cut it back and I think it went for a corner.