England Under-21s won the Toulon Tournament for the first time in 22 years thanks to goals by Lewis Baker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea as they beat France 2-1 in the final in Avignon on Sunday.
Baker opened England’s account in the eighth minute with a looping header which took his tournament tally to four and earned him the golden boot.
Loftus-Cheek, who was named player of the tournament, doubled the advantage with a neat finish from 15 yards and, although Abdou Diallo struck for France, England remained in control.
Afterwards the England Under-21 manager, Gareth Southgate, told FATV: “I think we were the best team today and the best team in the tournament. The players were exceptional over the whole two weeks.”
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