Germany v England: Nations League – live!

LIVE – Updated at 19:51

Minute-by-minute report: Will England improve on their poor showing in Hungary when they head to Germany? Find out with Scott Murray.

5 min: Some good work by Rice down the left. The ball finds Mount, just to the side of the German box. He’s got a little bit of time, but doesn’t risk a cross, instead playing the ball back up the flank and retaining possession. Admirably patient, or overly conservative?

Both sets of players take the knee to warm applause from all four corners of the stadium ... then England, in blue, get the ball rolling! Germany wear a new strip with centred crest. They’ll never beat this one.

3 min: Rudiger flicks the corner on at the near post. Muller prepares to trundle home, like his namesake Gerd, at the far post. Before he can do so, Walker does extremely well to flick out for another corner. Nothing comes of the second one. Fast start by Germany, though, and a very shaky one by England.

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2 min: Havertz takes a whack at Pickford from distance. Pickford claims easily enough, but upon setting England off on the attack, Tripper carelessly concedes the first corner of the match. Kimmich will take from the right.

The teams are out, and they’re caterwauling their way through their respective national anthems. Some whistling from the away section when the vastly more tuneful German ditty is played. How rude. For goodness sake. But never mind that! “You mentioned the 5-1,” begins Andreas Kungl. “Whenever that happens, I remember an article from your very own Marina Hyde, just before Bloemfontein. Maybe you would care to reference in the buildup of the MBM.” Your wish is my command, Andreas. Enjoy, enjoy. We’ll be off