'When you say what he did': Alan Shearer delivers honest verdict on Anthony Gordon's England display v Ireland

Anthony Gordon was handed a start by Lee Carsley for England this weekend against Ireland and Alan Shearer has given his verdict on the performance.

Gordon was very outspoken in the build up to the game and insisted that England’s Euros effort was a failure in the end.

Of course, Gordon was among a cluster of players in that England squad to play just a handful of minutes and ultimately, end up frustrated.

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But Gordon, who was used heavily by new interim boss Lee Carsley at under-21 level, was thrust straight in against the Irish and in the main, did well.

And speaking about Gordon’s pre-match comments and his overall performance, Newcastle legend Alan Shearer felt that the winger lived up to the hype.

Alan Shearer’s shares his thoughts on Anthony Gordon’s England performance

Speaking on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football, Shearer was asked how he felt Gordon had gone about his business with England.

And bringing up Gordon’s pre-match comments, Shearer believes the Newcastle winger did indeed deliver.

“Anthony Gordon, I thought, he was really positive in what he said before the game,” Shearer said.

“When you say what he did, when you are as positive as he is, then you have got to go out and perform, and I thought he performed really well. I thought he gave us great energy on that left-hand side.”

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Gordon stayed at Newcastle in the summer despite heavy interest from the likes of Liverpool.

Indeed, Liverpool are still believed to still be keen on signing Gordon in the next few windows.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are believed to be ready to offer Gordon fresh terms in order to get him to sign a longer deal.

For England, the key for Gordon now will be getting consistent minutes.

With Carsley in charge for at least six games, he might just get that.