Harvey Elliott savours “dream come true” with assist as England captain – Liverpool FC

It was a proud night for Harvey Elliott as he followed up an impressive display last week with another on Monday night on international duty.

The 20-year-old was on target twice and created a late assist in England U21s’ 9-1 win over Serbia U21s last Thursday and took his good form into the meeting with Ukraine U21s.

It was a dramatic but disappointing end to proceedings as Illya Kvasnytsya scored a last-gasp winner for Ukraine U21s, but not before Elliott supplied a late goal for the England youngsters of their own.

Sporting the captain’s armband for his country, the midfielder swung in a left-footed cross for Charlie Cresswell to head home from close range and get the Young Lions back on terms having fallen 2-0 behind in the first half.

Kvasnytsya’s winner was an unfortunate end to the tale after a valiant fightback, but Elliott described the occasion as a “dream come…