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Dream debut for Rashford

SUNDERLAND, England -- Three quick thoughts from England's 2-1 win against Australia in a friendly.

1. Rashford's dream debut

Roy Hodgson is a man who likes to dampen expectations. Indeed, he did it to such an extent at the 2014 World Cup that he somehow convinced a few people that a group-stage exit without winning a game was actually a decent result.

If that's the aim of the England manager again this year then Marcus Rashford, who scored two minutes and 19 seconds into his international debut in the 2-1 friendly win over Australia on Friday, isn't helping.