Roy Keane verbally dismantles England player after Albania game and says he ‘won’t be playing’ under Thomas Tuchel

Roy Keane didn't hold back as he offered a brutal assessment of one England star following the 2-0 win over Albania.

On Friday evening, fans got their first look at what England will look like under new manager Thomas Tuchel as they played their first match under new boss against Albania.

The Three Lions won the World Cup qualifying match 2-0, with Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly opening the scoring on his debut before captain Harry Kane put the match to bed late in the game.

But despite the impressive performance by England, there is one player that pundit Keane was not at all impressed with, and he has explained exactly why.

In his first game since replacing Gareth Southgate as England manager, Tuchel included several shock players in his starting lineup, handing debuts to Lewis-Skelly and Dan Burn while bringing players like Curtis Jones back into the team.

But it was in his front three that the German boss made his biggest decisions, as both Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford started on the wings despite failing to impress for much of this season.

Both men disappointed in the match, particularly Foden who failed to impress when given the opportunity to play in his unfavoured position on the right wing, but Keane was not at all interested in hearing any excuses for the lacklustre performance.

Speaking on ITV, the Manchester United legend rejected suggestions that Foden may be struggling as he isn't playing in his preferred No.10 position, currently occupied by Jude Bellingham.

“Listen, Foden won’t have that problem coming up about where he will be playing, because he won’t be playing," claimed Keane.

Phil Foden failed to impress during England's World Cup qualifier match against Albania. (Image: Getty)

“I think he might be lacking in confidence. He’s definitely off it. His club form isn’t great, but we know he’s got that quality. Usually when Foden is at his best you’re sitting there thinking ‘something is going to happen’, but I wasn’t thinking that tonight.

“Usually when he cuts inside he’ll pick a pass out or get a shot away. He did none of that tonight and every time he got the ball I’m looking at him thinking ‘I don’t expect anything from Foden at the moment’.

"Wherever he’s playing you’ve got to affect the game in different ways and he didn’t do that tonight.”