England Under-21 interim boss Aidy Boothroyd hailed young Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham as Premier League quality after he helped dismantle Bosnia 5-0.
The Bristol City striker, on loan from the Blues, marked his full bow with two goals and has now netted 13 times in 15 games for club and country this season.
Abraham made his first Under-21 appearance as a late substitute in Thursday’s 1-0 win in Kazakhstan and Boothroyd, who has managed him at Under-20 level, believes he has top-flight quality.
“I think he is well on the way to proving that,” he said, after the win at Walsall on Tuesday.
“I’ve had him a couple of years now and he has ability, he is proving his worth in the Championship and he is a typical young English player who is talented and has been given an opportunity at a club.
"We’ve got a lot more English players like that, you only have to look at today to see that.
“He is a good finisher, has a really good, enthusiastic, optimistic outlook on life.
"He wants to play every minute and is not only a goalscorer but he can score in different positions, with his head and his feet.
"He is a team player and puts a shift in and he knows that because he’s been with me for a couple of years now.
“They (Abraham and Marcus Rashford) are different. Marcus can play down the middle or on the left or the right, while Tammy is more of an out and out centre forward.
"He’s somebody else that has been given a chance and he’s shown what he’s all about. Sometimes that is what it’s all about.”
