Gareth Southgate's preparations for this winter's World Cup hit rock bottom on Friday night when his England side fell to Italy in Milan.
A performance devoid of confidence and attacking flair, England have now gone three games in a row without scoring and were subsequently relegated from their group. For a team that reached the World Cup semi-final in 2018 and final of Euro 2020, it is a sharp decline.
Needless to say, England's true performances will be judged in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. But it's not an ideal display heading into the major tournament and Chris Sutton, for one, was not impressed.
