Lauren Hemp is the name on everyone’s lips going into the Women’s Euros. Ask any pundit, manager or player who they think can be the star of the tournament and nine out of 10 will say Manchester City’s winger.
Off the pitch, Hemp is quiet, polite and unassuming. But on it, she is explosive, powerful and frighteningly quick.
At 21, she has won the PFA Young Player of the Year a record four times and for three successive seasons. There has not been this much excitement about an England player since Fran Kirby broke into the team in 2014 — and Austria’s defence will be on red alert in the opening match of the women’s Euros at Old Trafford on Wednesday.