In the wake of Friday’s disappointing defeat away to Italy, a loss that confirmed England’s relegation from Tier A of the UEFA Nations League, the pressure was firmly on Gareth Southgate going into Monday’s clash with Germany.
One of the players sacrificed in an attempt to find solutions to England’s faltering form was Arsenal ’s Bukayo Saka, who was dropped to the bench for the contest at Wembley after a left-wing back role in the defeat just days earlier.
The England boss turned back to the 21-year-old, though, when the Three Lions found themselves 2-0 down after Ilkay Gundogan converted a penalty and Kai Havertz hit a brilliant strike from distance with a little over 20 minutes remaining.
