DAVID DUNN today set his sights on next summer's European Championships after leading David Platt's England Under 21s into the play-offs last night, writes ANDY NEILD.

Goals from West Ham's Jermain Defoe and Derby's Malcolm Christie saw England sink the Greeks 2-1 to ensure they finished top of group nine.

And now just a two-legged play-off stands between Dunn and a possible appearance at next summer's finals.

"It was a great performance from all the lads," said Dunn.

"We knew we had to win to reach the play-offs and that's what we did so we're delighted.

"We made a poor start to the campaign but it's all credit to the lads for the way we've turned it around.

"Going into the last three games, we knew we had to win them to have a chance.

"But the boys have done brilliantly and there's no reason why we can't go on from here and make it to next summer's finals now."

Handed the captain's armband by Platt, Dunn came through his first 90 minutes of the season following six weeks out with a medial ligament injury.

And his performance in the centre of midfield earned special praise from his England boss who was delighted with his overall contribution.

"What you've got to look at is David got through 90 minutes for the first time in six or seven weeks since he got injured on the opening day," said Platt.

"I think you'll always get another 15 minutes out of someone when 29,000 people cheered him the way they did here.

"But I thought he was exceptional throughout.

"He drove us on and I thought he showed a great deal of maturity in the fact he basically could have done anything and the crowd would have cheered.

"He didn't get carried away with that, though, and did what he had to for the team."

England will now join the other eight group winners and the seven best runners-up in the draw for the play-offs later this month.

And the eight winners from that will then contest next May's finals at a venue still to be decided.

Meanwhile, Rovers boss Graeme Souness today hinted he will continue his search for new blood despite the arrival of Nils-Eric Johnasson.

Souness's search for extra defensive cover reached a successful conclusion earlier this week when Rovers agreed to pay Nuremberg a fee believed to be in the region of £2.7 million for the Swedish Under 21 skipper.

But that might not be the end of his recruitment drive with a striker now thought to be his new priority -- possibly on loan.

"We know there are other areas we'd still like strengthen and we are looking but we've got weight that against what kind of player we can get in on loan," said Souness.

Inter Milan striker Hakan Sukur has been touted as a possible target but Souness has dismissed such a suggestion out of hand.

"Hakan Sukur is currently playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world and we have budgets we've got to work in which we are trying to stick to."