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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Turner makes England debut vs Italy</li><li>Lionesses cruise to comfortable win</li><li>Earps leads celebrations with bear hug</li></ul>

VIDEO: Mary Earps bear hugs Man Utd team-mate Millie Turner after defender makes long-awaited Lionesses debut in comfortable Italy victory

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The Red Devils defender stepped out in an England shirt for the first time on Tuesday, representing the Lionesses <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-women-player-ratings-italy-lauren-hemp-ella-toone-lionesses/blt091450594cbbe580" target="_blank">as they romped to a stunning 5-1 victory over Italy</a> at the Nuevo Mirador stadium. Clips after the full-time whistle showed the squad elated for their international team-mate, as Earps greeted Turner with a particularly warm embrace.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Nice to see how happy Millie Turner’s England team-mates are for her making her debut tonight 😀 <a href="https://t.co/n3YUoVjnkA">pic.twitter.com/n3YUoVjnkA</a>— Kathryn Batte (@KathrynBatte) <a href="https://twitter.com/KathrynBatte/status/1762555099526701299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Turner came on with ten minutes remaining, a touching gesture from Sarina Wiegman after the game had already been wrapped up. Lotte Wubben-Moy opened the scoring after a minute before celebrating in unusual fashion, as Lauren Hemp starred again with a brace of headers before half-time. Ella Toone then <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-ella-toone-volley-lionesses-lauren-james-england-italy/blt757d8ee175a8740d" target="_blank">came on to devastating effect</a> with a goal within five minutes of coming on, as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lauren-james-rachel-daly-england-austria-italy-lionesses-sarina-wiegman-explains-absences/bltdf94764575b63dab" target="_blank">fellow substitute Rachel Daly</a> scored late on to complete the thrashing - <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-women-player-ratings-austria-alessia-russo-georgia-stanway-grace-clinton-lionesses/bltc6fadfe80b883124" target="_blank">as she did against Austria on Friday</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The 5-1 victory continues the Lionesses' fine form, but United fans will hope it translates to an upturn in fortunes at club level. With <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-man-utd-england-lineup-italy-arsenal-lotte-wubben-moy-lionesses/bltcfb53d9da965b2c4" target="_blank">Earps back in the line-up</a>, Turner making her debut and Toone back firing, the Red Devils should be in with the best chance of chasing down the Champions League spots. They are currently seven points out and face West Ham in their next match on Sunday.

WHAT NEXT FOR EARPS & TURNER?

VIDEO: Mary Earps bear hugs Man Utd team-mate Millie Turner after defender makes long-awaited Lionesses debut in comfortable Italy victory | Goal.com

The Lionesses all celebrated Millie Turner making her England debut on Tuesday, with Manchester United team-mate Mary Earps particularly delighted.