England midfielder Jordan Henderson hailed Marcus Rashford s fearless approach after he marked his senior debut with a goal in the 2-1 win over Australia.
The Manchester United teenager scored inside the first three minutes at the Stadium of Light to continue a remarkable run of form in 2016, in which he also scored on his Europa League and Premier League debuts.
With concerns over a calf problem for Liverpool s Daniel Sturridge, Rashford s performance has boosted his chance of making Roy Hodgson s final 23-man squad to travel to France for the finals next month.
And Sturridge s club-mate Henderson, who completed 90 minutes for the first time since recovering from a knee injury, is confident Rashford would have no fear of performing on one of the biggest stages in international football.
It s incredible, really, isn t it? he told ITV after the match, which was decided by a fine Wayne Rooney strike. It s just the season he s been having. He s got no fear, wants the ball all the time and runs in behind, and it s a great finish.
He s done everything. Good on the ball, good movement, his finishing is good. He just needs to continue to work and I m sure he ll be a big player for United and England.
He made an impact on his debut so I don t think he ll fear anything. If he s given the opportunity I m sure he ll do very well.
Henderson was disappointed with England s first-half display in particular against Ange Postecoglu s side and concedes there are concerns to address before their final warm-up match with Portugal on June 2.
It was a tough 90, there s a lot of things I can do better, but it s my first start for a long time, added the Liverpool captain.
We were disappointed at half-time, we didn t dominate as we wanted. There s one or two things we need to work on.
