When Uniteds Euro 2012 England contingent kick back on the beaches and reflect, only Danny Welbeck will look back on his adventure with any real sense of satisfaction.

That personal contentment will, of course, be tempered by the fact that his first Three Lions tournament ended early.

But it shouldnt detract from positives the Mancunian striker has added to his CV.

His Old Trafford colleagues wont look back with the same pride.

Wayne Rooney should be kicking himself as hard now as he booted Montenegros Miodrag Dzudovic last October.

That act of stupidity resulted in his two-match ban and meant the Reds hitman not only missed the start of the tournament, but couldnt hit the ground running when he did return, as shown by his sluggish performance in the quarter-final against Italy.

Roo did spark briefly with his headed winner against Ukraine but it didnt herald form that saw the 26-year-old take an international finals by the scruff of the neck like he did as a teenager at Euro 2004.

Ashley Young went to Poland and Ukraine backed by five goals from his previous seven caps stats that promised an influential contribution from the winger.

However, slamming his penalty against the crossbar in the shoot-out against Italy merely topped off a miserable Euros for him.

Meanwhile, defender Phil Jones came home without adding to his cap haul.

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Stuart Mathieson: Manchester United will benefit from Danny Welbeck’s Euro 2012 success