england's campaign at the european under 21 championship looks set to be dominated over whether harry kane is included   but gareth southgate may not need him in front of over 30,000 at the riverside stadium, england came from behind to defeat germany 3 2 and record a victory against not just old rivals but the pre tournament favourites in the czech republic this summer southgate is still expected to do everything he can to include the tottenham striker, but the win over germany shows that the young lions can go toe to toe with the cream of europe here sportsmail looks at england's three stand out stars from the win in middlesbrough james ward prowse  the southampton star has already become an established member of the first team at st mary's and is set to be a key member of southgate's side in the czech republic the 20 year old scored the winner with a crisp low effort after ghosting into the penalty box to find space but his attacking play extends to set pieces germany's julian korb reaches out in vain as james ward prowse fires home england's winning goal  the under 21 captain celebrates his late strike following a fine midfield performance  in ward prowse, england have potentially their best dead ball specialist since david beckham with his passing range and accurate shooting already a highlight of his game ward prowse was captain for the germany victory and his rapid progress on the south coast in the last two years suggests he is worth keeping an eye on carl jenkinson  named the official man of the match, jenkinson put in a close to perfect performance   albeit he was slightly at fault for germany's opening goal after allowing the cross for philipp hofmann to fire home but after a slow start to each half, the west ham full back, on loan from arsenal, imposed himself down the right hand side carl jenkinson runs the ball out of defence for england as germany substitute nico schulz looks on  jenkinson put in a man of the match display having assisted two of england's three goals  it was the 23 year old's cross for jesse lingard which helped draw the three lions level in the first half, while he also provided the pass for ward prowse to tuck home the winning goal with england's senior team lacking depth in the right back area, roy hodgson could do worse than pick jenkinson because if he doesn't, then finland will as he can still play for the scandinavian team nathan redmond  relished the battle with germany full back christian gunter, often managing to pull away from his marker to lead an attack down the right wing redmond is not all about pace though as he often tried to cut inside to mix up his approach, with his passing in the final third managing to catch the german back four flat on a number of occasions nathan redmond rifles home england's second equaliser across goal into the bottom corner  redmond celebrates after drawing england level late in the game following an impressive display on the right  it was a much improved version of the winger who struggled in a poor norwich side in the premier league last season, but having struck the equaliser against a talented germany team he looks to be improving now a veteran of the under 21 set up, it will be difficult for southgate to leave him out of the side in the summer to help make space for kane as he has often impressed on the right wing for the young lions
england germany under 21 young lions riverside stadium james ward prowse carl jenkinson nathan redmond gareth southgate's european czech republic this summer
england recorded impressive 3 2 win over germany in under 21 friendly . young lions twice came from behind to seal late win at riverside stadium . james ward prowse, carl jenkinson and nathan redmond among stars . gareth southgate's side look in strong shape heading to the european under 21 championship in czech republic this summer 