Elanga finds the net for Sweden
Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga came off the bench to score for Sweden on Friday evening, netting his nation's final goal in a 4-1 friendly win over New Zealand.
The Reds forward was brought on with 30 minutes left to play in Stockholm - when the score was 3-1 - after Jesper Karlsson (two) and Robin Quaison had helped The Blue and Yellow (Blagult) establish a two-goal advantage.
Elanga then made a late impact, racing onto a through ball to smash home past New Zealand goalkeeper Oliver Sail, scoring his third senior international goal in the process.
Victor Lindelof, Anthony's team-mate for club and country, was not involved but did watch on from the Friends Arena.
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Elsewhere on Friday, England put on an assured display to beat Malta 4-0 in their latest UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier, with United trio Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford all featuring.
Maguire and Shaw were both chosen to start in Ta' Qali, and our captain played the full 90 minutes alongside Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi at the heart of the defence.
Luke was withdrawn on the hour mark, the same time Marcus was introduced, with both players performing well, as strikes from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Kane, Callum Wilson and a Ferdinando Apap own goal made sure of the victory.
The last time England played in M16 was all the way back in 2007, when Steve McClaren's side lost 1-0 to Spain thanks to an Andres Iniesta goal.
It will be the 18th time the Theatre of Dreams will have hosted an England men's international, and Gareth Southgate's side will be bidding to improve their impressive record in qualifying thus far.
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The United midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Wolfsburg playmaker Jonas Wind scored the only goal of the game in Copenhagen.
The Reds and Whites (De Rød-Hvide) are set to take on Slovenia on Monday in their next qualifier, with Eriksen no doubt hoping to be involved in that one too (19:45 BST).