Arnold Clark Cup: Five things we’ve learnt about tournament winners England

England’s preparations for Euro 2022 were given a boost after the side won the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup.

After draws against Canada and Spain, the Lionesses recorded a 3-1 victory over Germany at Molineux in Wolverhampton.

Ellen White scored the opening goal in front of 13,463 fans, before Lina Magull’s sublime free-kick drew Germany level.

With the match looking likely to finish a draw, England manager Sarina Wiegman ordered her side into a more attacking formation. This was to pay dividends.

Defender Millie Bright, who moved up the pitch and played as a striker for the last 10 minutes of the match, soon scored her second goal of the tournament.

Fran Kirby then secured England’s victory with an impressive solo effort in added time.

The Lionesses remain undefeated under Wiegman, who started her role in September. With Euro 2022 now just five months away, GiveMeSport Women highlights what we’ve learned about this England team over the past week.

With all due respect to the teams who played England in the run-up to the Arnold Clark Cup, the Lionesses had not been adequately tested under the Wiegman regime, until now.

The side had scored for fun against North Macedonia, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland and Latvia, while earning a 1-0 victory against Austria.

As such, there was still a question mark hanging over England. Could they perform against the best teams in the world?

The Arnold Clark Cup has shown the Lionesses can do exactly this. To go unbeaten against three teams in the world top 10 is impressive, particularly with Olympic champions Canada in the mix.

The tournament will be a serious confidence boost heading into Euro 2022, where England will have to beat teams such as Spain and Germany if they want to have a