Southgate's fab four Morrison, Sterling, Berahino and Ince have all the tricks and pace to burn... just watch them go in San Marino!

Wayne Rooney declared this week that the current England strike force is the best he has played with during his decade on the international stage. 
However, lurking behind the likes of Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Jermain Defoe and Daniel Sturridge are the next generation of England forwards full of pace, skill and flair who will be hoping to grace Wembley over the next 10 years. 
Here are four young stars that Under 21s manager Gareth Southgate is expected to field away in San Marino for their Euro 2015 qualifier.
Scroll down for video of all four in action

 

A move away from boyhood club Manchester United to Sam Allardyce’s West Ham in 2011, and a year on loan at Lee Clark’s Birmingham, has seen a refocused Morrison finally show his undoubted ability during the first two months of the season.
The 20-year-old can play on either wing or just behind the striker and his pace, mixed with bags of flair, can produce outstanding results — as his spectacular goal against Tottenham proved. 
Southgate is expected to hand Morrison his debut but if his career continues on this upward curve then it won’t be long until Roy Hodgson will be handing him his senior bow. 

Tricky customer: Ravel Morrison (right) tries to show Nick Powell a thing or two during training

Job done: Morrison (left) walks off the training pitch

Chipping in: Ravel Morrison dinks the ball over Hugo Lloris after his superb run for West Ham against Spurs

 

His explosive start to the campaign impressed so much that he was handed a senior England debut in a friendly against Sweden and became Liverpool’s youngest ever international player. 
Sterling’s choice to represent England over his native Jamaica — where he was born and lived until the age of six — must have come as a disappointment to the top international sides who must now fathom a way to stop him. 
Sterling will be hoping more game time at Liverpool will see him become a contender for a spot in Hodgson’s World Cup squad, provided they qualify. His lightning pace and silky skills already make him a nightmare for Premier League defenders and when he adds regular goals and a better final ball there won’t be a limit to the heights he could reach. 
Sterling has enjoyed a promising start to his Under 21 career and scored in the 6-0 mauling of Scotland in August.

Giving them the runaround: Raheem Sterling beats Ryan Jack of Scotland U21 during the August friendly

Sterling work: The winger during England Under 21 training

His manager Steve Clarke believes he has got a big future in the game and there is already talk of a move to Chelsea.
Born and raised in Burundi, Berahino moved to Birmingham in 2003 at the age of 10 to avoid the civil conflict that has blighted the East African nation. 
Despite his emotional attachment to Burundi, the striker has represented England at every level through to the Under 21s and insists he wants to continue wearing the Three Lions badge.
The 20-year-old has a perfect blend of pace and power and boasts a ferocious shot. A hat-trick against Newport in the Capital One Cup at the end of August grabbed everyone’s attention and he followed that up with further goals against Arsenal and a memorable winner at Manchester United.
Berahino is expected to spear head a strong four-man attack for the Under 21s. Despite only having two caps he is already considered important to Gareth Southgate’s side after scoring the winner against Moldova and an important equaliser in Finland.

A strong point: Saido Berahino (right) shields the ball and holds off Jesse Lingard

Flying start: Berahino celebrates his Under 21 debut goal against Moldova last month

But Ince seems to be revelling under the guidance of his father Paul at Blackpool and is arguably the Championship’s stand-out player.

Like Sterling, Ince is blessed with raw pace but unlike his fellow winger he has plenty of goals in his game and netted 18 for Blackpool last season. 
A move back to a bigger club is likely to happen sooner rather than later but the former Liverpool youngster has already turned down the chance to re-join the Premier League when Cardiff attempted to sign him in the summer. Ince is more likely to play wide left but he enjoys cutting in from either flank with his direct runs.
The 21-year-old is yet to play under Southgate so he will be hoping to impress the new manager and banish memories of the Under 21s’ poor Euro 2013 campaign.

Taking it all in: Tom Ince (third left) listens to England Under 21 manager Gareth Southgate (second left)