Toni Duggan praises Mark Sampson

England forward Toni Duggan has hailed the women's team's new head coach Mark Sampson.

The 31-year-old replaced Hope Powell in December and will lead them into this week's Cyprus Cup.

"There's been a boost in the players' mentality," the 22-year-old told BBC Sport.

"Mark has brought in a lot of new faces and that brings better competition for places and brings us on as players."

Defending champions England's first match of the tournament is against Italy on Wednesday.