Jack Grealish has revealed that he lost a £500 bet with Trent Alexander-Arnold during England’s win over Finland. It was a comfortable night for the Three Lions, who successfully banished the demons of their surprise defeat to Greece in midweek.
Grealish opened the scoring for England after just 18 minutes before the visitors doubled their lead in the second half. Alexander-Arnold, who was playing at left-back, found the top corner with a sumptous free-kick from range.
England added a third through Declan Rice with six minutes remaining before Finland grabbed a late consolation to deny Lee Carsley’s side a clean sheet.
Speaking to ITV Sport after the match, Grealish revealed that he made an expensive bet with Alexander-Arnold just before he stepped up to score his free-kick.
“I said to him, obviously for a joke, I said: ‘If you score, I’ll give you £500’. And then he just slapped it in the top bins,” explained Grealish. “So I owe him now.”
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