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USA Women vs England Women preview: Phil Neville wants to see Lionesses express themselves

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Nikita Parris of England reacts during the 2019 SheBelieves Cup match between Brazil and England at the Talen Energy Stadium on February 27, 2019 in Chester, Pennsylvania
Image: Nikita Parris is expected to be fit to play for England Women in their second SheBelieves Cup match on Saturday night

Phil Neville wants England to express themselves and give USA something to worry about in the SheBelieves Cup on Saturday (kick-off 9.55pm GMT).

England beat Brazil 2-1 in their first match of the tournament in Philadelphia on Wednesday, while USA drew 2-2 with Japan.

Beth Mead scored an outstanding winning goal and England will clinch the cup at the 69,000-capacity Nissan Stadium in Nashville with a victory over the team ranked No 1 in the world.

Despite their ranking, coach Phil Neville wants to see his side stamp their authority and class on their opponents.

Beth Mead (rught) celebrates scoring England Women's second goal against Brazil Women
Image: Beth Mead (right) celebrates scoring the Lionesses' second goal against Brazil Women on Wednesday

"You can go into these games worrying too much about the opposition and you can actually forget the quality that you've got," he said.

"I want them to worry about us. I want them to watch us play and think, we've got to stop England playing. We've got to stop Fran Kirby and Toni Duggan and Nikita Parris and Lucy Bronze - whoever it is implementing or producing their football.

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Phil Neville says his decision to become head coach of England Women is the best thing he has ever done in the sport

"If we get right what we have to do, then we're going to be a match for anyone in the world. You saw that the other night: Brazil didn't have a shot on goal apart from the penalty. In reality, the problem was with us. If we get ourselves right like we did in the second half, we will beat most teams that we play."

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Nikita Parris, Keira Walsh and Leah Williamson should all be fit as Neville said he'd be "very surprised" if they missed the encounter.

Toni Duggan should be available after missing the previous game.

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