ENGLAND began International Women’s Day with a loss today and manager Phil Neville admitted that they were “beaten by the better team” but challenged his players to learn from the experience.

Karen Bardsley’s own goal condemned England to a 1-0 defeat to the United States in a match where a draw would have seen them win the SheBelieves Cup for the first time.

“There is no doubt we were beaten by the better team. I think the positive we can take is from that last 20 to 25 minutes,” Neville said.