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Anthony Gordon for England! On-fire Newcastle winger more deserving of a Three Lions place than Marcus Rashford right now

Saturday night's Premier League clash between Newcastle and Manchester United presented pundits with a chance to compare Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford. The contrast was stark.

Gordon didn't just score the game's only goal - or combine wonderfully well with Tino Livramento down Newcastle's left-hand side. He also worked tirelessly for his team - unlike Rashford, whom former England No.9 Alan Shearer said "didn't look interested", the suspicion being that the United forward was unhappy with being moved from the left to the right flank to accommodate Alejandro Garnacho.

So, as head-to-heads go, Gordon vs Rashford was as one-sided as the game itself, which only prompted further calls for the Liverpudlian to replace the Mancunian in the England squad.

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As ex-Scotland striker Ally McCoist said on TNT Sports, "If you’re talking about current form, Gordon has been playing far better." Which is noteworthy in itself, when one considers how much Gordon was struggling last season while Rashford was running riot for United.

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