The view from England: Job done against 'extremely limited' Irish

The Republic of Ireland were swatted aside by a high-quality England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, led by two men who once wore the green jersey: Jack Grealish and Declan Rice.

Lee Carsley - capped 40 times for Ireland as a player - was in the visiting dugout to oversee a comfortable win in his first game in charge as interim boss.

It was a chastening experience for Ireland, and the English media were largely content with how things panned out.

In The Sunday Mirror, Andy Dunn highlighted Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Anthony Gordon for special praise, though it came with a caveat: Ireland aren't that good at the moment.

"This encouraging England performance - albeit against an extremely limited Irish team - felt like a fresh start for three players who, over differing lenghths of time, never truly convinced Southgate of their worth," said Dunn.

"Let's talk about (Alexander-Arnold's) pass to Gordon that should have given the Newcastle forward his first England goal - and Trent the assist of the season - but did lead to the Declan Rice opener anyway. Even in Alexander-Arnold’s repertoire of Hollywood balls, this beauty was a thing of wonder, a 40-yarder fizzed with a hint of slice that mocked Irish attempts to intercept. No other English footballer can hit that sort of pass."

Irish journalist Miguel Delaney, writing for the Independent in the UK, echoed some of that, pointing out that Ireland's frenetic start was only ever going to get them so far against a side with the quality of England.

"... Ireland did start sharply under their own new manager in the Icelandic Heimir Hallgrimsson," he wrote.

"That was no doubt driven by the emotion of a fervent crowd but, as often happens in such situations, feeling can't really