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Leeds United International Watch: Charlie Cresswell impresses as Kristensen, Klich and James in action

Last night's UEFA Nations League action kicked off the international break with four Leeds United players getting caps for their country.

Rasmus Kristensen, Mateusz Klich, Dan James and Charlie Cresswell all got minutes in a time where Whites players will want all the rest they can get.

But how did they each play? Here's the scores of each game and their performances...

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Rasmus Kristensen - Denmark 1-2 Croatia

Before the match, we said Rasmus Kristensen could potentially use this game to get his fitness levels up and while he only played 30 minutes of the second half, it'll still do him good.

Coming into the game 1-0 down, Manchester United star Christian Eriksen scored an outrageous effort from long range to equalise the score before Croatia midfielder Lovro Majer scored to take all three points for his country just two minutes later.

Mateusz Klich - Poland 0-2 Netherlands

In a bid to secure himself a spot in the Poland squad before the World Cup starts, Klich didn't start their important match against the Netherlands last night, instead being used as a second half substitute.

He replaced Sebastian Szymanski after 70 minutes, but his introduction wasn't enough to spur on a comeback from 2-0 down after goals from Cody Gakpo and Steven Bergwijn.

Dan James - Wales 1-2 Belgium

Dan James was going to use this match to try and prove Leeds manager Marsch wrong about sending him out on loan to Fulham at the end of the transfer window but he was unable to get his team the win.

He worked well in the partnership with striker Keiffer Moore - who scored the only Welsh goal of the evening - and could've made a serious impact with his pace in the second half but it wasn't to be. He'll look to their second game of the international break against Poland on Sunday where he could play against Leeds teammate Mateusz Klich.

Charlie Cresswell - Italy Under-21 0-2 England Under-21

If the senior England team can repeat the performance of the Under-21 side against Italy tonight, then fans across the country will be very happy. Two Rhian Brewster goals inside the first five minutes, including a penalty, were enough for the Three Lions to win the game outright.

As for Charlie Cresswell, he was the only player to start the game to play all 90 minutes, looked solid and when under pressure from Italian wingers, he looked comfortable in possession.

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