England Under-21s coach Lee Carsley is backing Rhian Brewster to show his best qualities after a difficult year.

The forward got his first Under-21s goal with a penalty in the 2-0 win over Kosovo last month.

He will play in the European Championship qualifier against Slovenia during the present international break.

"Rhian needs support at the minute, he needs to see that we have faith in him as a country and that we rate him," said Carsley.

"I wasn't aware until he'd scored that it was his first goal last month. You just assume that because Rhian has always been around that he had scored. It's a massive thing.

"I really like him. He's very level-headed and had a lot thrown at him for someone so young, moving for big money and being in and out of the team."