Young Reds keep out Ukraine

Young United defenders Phil Jones and Chris Smalling helped England Under-21s to shut out Ukraine on Wednesday night - but their team will have to fare better on Sunday if they're to stay in the European Championships.
Reds striker Danny Welbeck also played the full 90 minutes and missed a one-on-one chance during the 0-0 draw at the Herning Stadium in Denmark. Meanwhile, Ukraine's best opportunity came when a rare Jones error allowed Roman Zozulya to shoot and England goalkeeper Frank Fielding had to bale out his centre-back with a fine block.
Another blip for Jones followed in injury time, when he was booked for bringing down Volodymyr Chesnakov, but the new United defender otherwise had a solid game alongside Smalling. A fourth Reds youngster, midfielder Tom Cleverley, was an unused substitute.
Earlier in the evening, Spain goalkeeper David de Gea - a confirmed transfer target for the Reds - kept a clean sheet as his side beat Czech Republic 2-0 with a goal in each half from Deportivo striker Adrian. It was the Czechs' first defeat in eleven games and now England will have to beat them as well, on Sunday, to reach the semi-finals.
Jones said after the Ukraine match: "We've got to go and win the last game and we'll give it everything to do that. We're working hard and we'll try to put things right." On his partnership with Smalling, he added: "It’s working really well, I like playing with him. I read what he does and he reads what I do so it's working well."