5 to watch in the Euro 2020 qualifiers

England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales this week kick off their qualifying campaigns for Euro 2020.

Here, Press Association Sport identifies five players to look out for.

England – Declan Rice

There will be plenty of attention on 20-year-old Rice should he make his first England appearance against either the Czech Republic or Montenegro. After protracted speculation about his international future, the West Ham midfielder’s change of allegiance from the Republic of Ireland – for whom he played in three friendlies – was confirmed earlier this month. He and 18-year-old Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi are the only uncapped players in Gareth Southgate’s squad.

Scotland – Oli McBurnie

The in-form 22-year-old heads into games against Kazakhstan and San Marino on the back of 10 goals in as many games for Swansea. However, the striker, who has missed the last three Swans games due to illness, is still searching for his first Scotland goal. With key frontmen Leigh Griffiths, Steven Naismith and Steven Fletcher all sidelined, manager Alex McLeish will be desperate for McBurnie to continue his recent run at club level and break his international duck.

Wales – David Brooks

Northern Ireland – Will Grigg

Republic of Ireland – David McGoldrick

After a 21-month international absence, Sheffield United striker McGoldrick is back in the Republic of Ireland squad under his former club manager Mick McCarthy for qualifiers against Gibraltar and Georgia. The 31-year-old has not represented his country since a friendly defeat to Mexico in June 2017 but denied a falling out with previous international boss Martin O’Neill. McCarthy, who began his second spell with the Republic in November, spent five years managing McGoldrick at Ipswich before both departed Portman Road last summer.