Gareth Southgate could laud the spirit of his
England team and their ruthlessness. The statistics showed they mustered three shots on target and they made two of them count as they summoned a victory over the No 1-ranked team in world
Football that they hope can provide a touchstone.
The England manager will not kid himself. There remains a lot to do in the search for creativity and attacking cohesion and
Belgium departed wondering how they had allowed a position of dominance to slip away, in their first defeat since November 2018.