Gareth Southgate has some big decisions to make for his England squad as his 2022 World Cup preparations took another turn for the worse in the UEFA Nations League.
The Three Lions are among the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar this winter, but Southgate's side are in an awful run of form. A 1-0 defeat to Italy on 23 September ensured Nations League relegation, and while a pulsating 3-3 draw with Germany three days later offered hope after a spirited second-half comeback, the result ensures England head to the World Cup off the back of their worst run in 29 years.
England finished bottom of Group 3 and without a win in six games, losing three times - twice to Hungary, including a humiliating 4-0 home defeat. Their most recent loss, a 1-0 reverse in Milan, came against an Italy side still smarting from not qualifying for the World Cup altogether.