National media deliver verdicts on Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento in dull England win

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Newcastle United stars Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento played a small part in England’s win over Andorra on Saturday. 

While Newcastle United teammate Dan Burn played throughout the contest, Gordon and Livramento only came off the bench. 

Thomas Tuchel’s side eased to a World Cup qualifier win over the minnows at Villa Park but hardly covered themselves in glory.

The national media praised Burn for his performance against Andorra, albeit they were never likely to truly test the Newcastle defender. 

Gordon and Livramento came on with around 20 minutes to play and here’s how the national media reacted. 

Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento’s England player ratings

Of the pair, BBC Sport wrote about Gordon: “: Replaced Rashford but did not have many opportunities to have an impact – 5/10.” 

Of Livramento, they added: “Came on in the 68th minute once the game was won at 2-0. Always looking to use his powerful running to make something happen.”

Meanwhile, Goal gave Livramento a 6/10 and said: “Not as ambitious in attack as [Reece] James, but didn’t do much wrong.” 

Gordon got a 5/10 and their assessment read: “Couldn’t properly connect with his one chance. 

Standard Sport added of Livramento: “Picked up where James left off and got forward a lot. A bright cameo – 6.10.” 

About Gordon, they wrote: “Typically busy and tried to raise the tempo. Played off the left but had licence to drift central and get close to [Harry] Kane 6-10.” 

Elliot Anderson just made his Newcastle United departure even more painful

Elsewhere in Tuchel’s side, former Newcastle academy graduate Elliot Anderson impressed on his debut. 

Watching him develop into an international footballer away from St James’ Park has been painful. 

Now, to see him strut his stuff for England makes it all the worse. Indeed, Newcastle didn’t want to sell Anderson but were forced to because of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules. 

Obviously, the club were forced into it. Nobody wanted to make the sale and there’s no guarantee he’d have got the minutes required for his development in Eddie Howe’s side. 

Still, and while it’s brilliant to see Anderson succeed on a personal level, there should be a huge amount of regret that he’s not still a Newcastle player.