Debut delight for Micah

Manchester City's Micah Richards was delighted with his England debut.

The Manchester City starlet was handed his debut by England boss Steve McClaren on Wednesday as The Three Lions played out a 1-1 draw with Holland.

Richards, aged 18, became England's youngest ever defender and he still admits that he is coming down from the high of playing at the Amsterdam ArenA.

"It was unbelievable really," the Manchester City right back told The Football Association's website.

"I was quite nervous at first but once I crossed the white line and the first ball was up in the air, I just took it in my stride really.

"They just said do what you do at your club, do what you do best.

"Don't try and change your game because you have stepped up a level. Just do the things you are good at and everything else will follow. I tried that and thought I did alright."

Richards was delighted to make the step up, adding: "You are playing with better players, more experienced players.

"It is a bigger standard but it's being able to deal with it. If you play with better players you can deal with it more.

"I always try to get forward whenever possible. In international football you have got to make it at the right time, because if you get caught out of position at this level you get punished. I tried going at the right time.

"As the game went on, it was hard really because whenever you get it [the ball] you try and go on, but it's hard because when Robben gets it there is a lot of tracking back to do."