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Everton midfielder Onana: England will be great match

Everton midfielder Amadou Onana is looking forward to facing England.

Onana hopes to start for Belgium in the friendly.

After the win against the Republic of Ireland, he said, "The coach asked me to help out in defence. It's not my favourite place to play but when the coach asks me I go for it.

"We should have expected this performance given the squad with so many young people. It's not easy to come to Ireland, some lack rhythm, there are few automatisms and nervousness. It's a quite logical performance but there's nothing to worry about.

"We know what we need to fix, we will move forward. The match against England? It's a great match, a great national team. It will be a great battle and it's up to us to go to Wembley and give our all in intensity, determination and also in technical quality."

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