Terry Butcher view

England coach Steve McClaren had plenty of positives to ponder after the win against Israel - and the right-flank partnership between Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips was right up there.

They are young, very quick, worked hard and gave England great balance down that side.

Wright-Phillips' performance was outstanding, simply carrying on where he has left off for Chelsea this season.

We are seeing the real Wright-Phillips now, the one that emerged as such an exciting talent at Manchester City before his �21m move to Stamford Bridge.

If Jose Mourinho had not selected him at the start of the season, who knows where he would be but I saw Chelsea's opening game of the season against Birmingham and he was superb.

He has shown great strength of character to come through and establish himself in the Chelsea side after a lengthy period when he was on the sidelines.

Sometimes it takes time to settle at a club. Manchester City is a big club but Chelsea is even bigger and a huge transfer fee can also be a cross to bear for a player.

He has certainly given McClaren options on the right flank in David Beckham's absence. Beckham would not have scored the goal Shaun got on Saturday, although Beckham has a greater range of delivery from set-pieces.

Wright-Phillips has other things he can give the team. He has improved his own delivery, while also showing he can cover for Richards when he goes forward.

Richards has been showered in plaudits since Saturday - and rightly so. He has pace, strength and helps to set up goals.

I do not doubt Richards will blossom into the outstanding player everyone expects him to become but I still have concerns about his defensive role at times.

And let's not write off Gary Neville just yet. What Richards has proved is that England have got good cover at right-back - and that is what he is at present.

If Neville was fit I would restore him to the side. You need experience at international level and Gary gives you that. He is a great professional, a great talker and you do not cast those qualities to one side just because someone of promise comes on the scene.

While Wright-Phillips and Richards were being hailed as the new young lions, David Bentley and Phil Neville were feeling the rough edge of the Wembley crowd.

Let me say straight away, I do not approve of England fans booing their own players. It is just what the opposition want to hear.

Bentley, however, is slightly different in that supporters clearly wanted to make their feelings known after he pulled out of the European Under-21 tournament.

Time will be the healer on that one and what I would say is that now as the supporters have made their protest, then that should be the end of it. It must not carry on because Bentley is a potentially outstanding talent.

The reaction to Neville is both disappointing and mystifying, as it was when Frank Lampard suffered the same treatment against Germany. These are two outstanding professionals and to jeer them is ridiculous.

I was delighted with the balance of the side against Israel, with Wright-Phillips and Joe Cole providing the width and Steven Gerrard and Gareth Barry going together well in the centre.

Barry was excellent. He reminded me of my great former England captain Bryan Robson in that number seven shirt, with that left foot, going forward, playing passes and covering every inch of Wembley.

I would also stick with Emile Heskey up front for a game that will be 100 times tougher than against Israel, who were appalling.

England will find it hard and I will take any sort of victory, even if it takes a last-minute winner.

Terry Butcher was talking to Phil McNulty

Source: BBC Sport