England cruise past Korea Republic in Arnold Clark Cup opener to begin 2023 with victory and extend unbeaten run

England began 2023 on a winning note as they coasted to a 4-0 victory over the Korea Republic in their Arnold Clark Cup opener at Stadium MK. Lucy Bronze was presented with a commemorative shirt for earning her 100th cap and the Taegeuk Ladies never really looked like spoiling the feel-good factor in Milton Keynes.

Ad Sarina Wiegman’s side were dominant straight from kick-off and it seemed to be only a matter of when, not if, England broke the deadlock. FootballTen Hag — We should have scored four and Rashford was definitely fouledAN HOUR AGO Lauren James saw an early shot go a whisker wide of the post in the opening exchanges, and Kim Jung-mi was called into action to keep out Ella Toone’s effort before making an even better save to push Alessia Russo’s fierce strike onto the post.

Colin Bell’s side stood firm until the 40th minute when James was brought down inside the box by Jang Sel-gi, and Georgia Stanway made no mistake from the subsequent penalty to give England a deserved lead. Bell’s team were a much easier nut to crack in the second half, as England took just 16 seconds after the restart to double their advantage through Chloe Kelly.

The Manchester City forward’s long-range strike took a nick off Lee Geum-min, and the floodgates opened. Ten Hag says Kounde should have been sent off for challenge on Rashford Xavi praises Man Utd as 'a top team in Europe' after Europa League draw Man Utd showed they are the 'real deal' against Barcelona, says Hargreaves A third goal followed three minutes later thanks to Russo, who showed brilliant tenacity at the near post to prod home Alex Greenwood’s cross with the scoreline starting to reflect England’s dominance in the contest.