Ready: Young believes England have momentum going into their opening match

Since Euro 96, England have arrived at every tournament under huge pressure to succeed.

Not so this summer but Young said: "There is no point coming here not believing we can win it.

'The squad is full of confidence. We have three tough games but, if we apply ourselves properly, I am sure we will do very well.'

Young revealed both James Milner (blisters) and Martin Kelly (virus) sat out training today but was confident the whole squad would be 'fully fit' by Monday.

Saturday also saw England welcome back Jermain Defoe, who returned home on Thursday following the death of his father.

But, once again, their preparations were overshadowed by the controversy over the omission of Rio Ferdinand, with Young's United team-mate quoted as saying he feared his international career was over.

Young was confident the 33-year-old still had an England future.

He said: 'Of course. He has said he is not going to retire. He is a fantastic player.'

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