England’s Uefa Nations League campaign was all but ended with a game to spare following a 2-0 defeat in Belgium.
A sloppy start left England with far too much to do despite a much improved second half.
Here’s how Gareth Southgate’s side rated…
Jordan Pickford 5
Was unfortunate with the first goal, which he would have saved without the deflection, and could do little about Mertens’s free-kick.
Kyle Walker 6
Tried desperately to inject some pace into the England side but couldn’t create too much going forward.
Eric Dier 5
Sloppy passing gifted Belgium the ball ahead of the opening goal, more assured after the break but rarely tested.
Tyrone Mings 6
Largely handled Romelu Lukaku well on the left of England’s back three, a position that’s not too suited to the Aston Villa man.
Kieran Trippier 6
Solid performance but would have wanted to show a touch more with Reece James breathing down his neck.
Declan Rice 6
Recovered well from a shaky start to provide a good platform as England pushed on to get back into the second half.
Jordan Henderson 5
Offered little in the middle alongside Rice before being replaced by Winks at the break.
Ben Chilwell 6
Managed to get forward a few times to deliver a cross before being forced off injured after 38 minutes.
Mason Mount 6
Pushed hard to creat for England and could have had an assist with a fine flick to tee up Kane.
Jack Grealish 8 Star man
Caused no end of problems for Belgium on the ball, winning countless fouls and free-kicks in dangerous positions. A fine and confident first competitive start.
Harry Kane 6
Would have marked his 50th cap with a goal if it wasn’t for Romelu Lukaku clearing off the line. Linked well with Grealish.
Substitutes
Bukayo Saka 6
Continues to look assured at international level, threatened a couple of times down the left and was hardly tested defensively.
Harry Winks 7
Picked the pace up for England after his introduction at the break and helped dictate the play through the second half.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin n/a
Jadon Sancho n/a
Subs not used: Pope, Henderson, Keane, Maitland-Niles, Bellingham, Foden, Abraham,
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