Dominic Calvert-Lewin Accused Of 'Poor Body Language' After Jordan Henderson Took His Penalty Away

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has bizarrely been accused of 'sulking' after Jordan Henderson took his penalty on Sunday evening.

Calvert-Lewin was England's designated penalty taker against Romania on Sunday evening after Marcus Rashford's substitution.

However, Jordan Henderson took it instead and had his effort saved by Florin Nita with the decision causing controversy.

The Everton forward has since revealed he let Henderson take it - but talkSPORT's Danny Murphy had scathing words.

He also claimed Calvert-Lewin didn't attempt to score the rebound with England already 1-0 up.

Murphy stated: "I couldn't care less really in a friendly.

"The two penalty takers were off. [Henderson is] the captain. He decided 'I want to take it'.

"He flexed his muscles [and said] 'I am the captain and I am going to take it'. Fine. No problem with that."

The former Liverpool man continued: "You have got to be careful. You have a place in the squad and you have to understand what your place is.

"If you see the penalty, when Jordan took the penalty, Calvert-Lewin has got his hands on his hips. He doesn't go for the rebound... he's sulking because he didn't take it.

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"He has had a wonderful season but he should be thankful that he is there. He didn't have a great end to the season.

"You don't spit your dummy out because your captain is taking the penalty."

Henderson has now made 59 appearances without scoring a goal for the Three Lions and yesterday saw him take pelters from all corners.

Manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed the Liverpool captain 'pulled rank' on the night.

"We had Rashford on penalties and then Ward-Prowse, and they had both come off," the England boss told ITV Sport.

"We were expecting Dominic to take it, and I was expecting Hendo to walk over and make sure Dominic took it. I'll see what Hendo's thought process was after.

"Maybe we will pull rank next time!"

Topics: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Football, England, Jordan Henderson

Daniel Marland

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