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PLAYER RATINGS

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE ESTADIO BENITO VILLAMARIN

- REX SUBSTITUTE­S Alcacer 7 (Saul 57min) Scored with first touch. Ceballos 6.5 (Aspas 57) Helped pile on pressure. Morata 6 (Rodrigo 72) Thrown on in desperatio­n. SUBSTITUTE­S Walker (Barkley 76) Slotted into back five as England changed it up. Alexander-

SPAIN (4-3-3) TEAM AVERAGE 6.1

DAVID DE GEA 5 A night he will want to forget as England smashed three past him inside 38 minutes.

JONNY 6 The Wolves defender, on his full debut, started brightly but was horribly exposed by Rashford.

NACHO 5 Cruised through the game until England’s goal flurry. Shell-shocked by half-time.

SERGIO RAMOS 5.5 Vowed to keep England’s attack quiet but failed miserably. Scored with final touch.

MARCOS ALONSO 5.5 Solid enough down the left but didn’t offer his team much gusto in the final third.

THIAGO ALCANTARA 8 England’s midfield couldn’t get near him at times. Will be scratching his head this morning.

SERGIO BUSQUETS 7.5 Poetry in motion. Barca maestro effortless­ly keeps possession in the tightest of spots.

SAUL 6.5 A classy footballer but the Atletico Madrid midfielder was unusually wasteful in possession.

IAGO ASPAS 6 The former Liverpool man was well shackled. You expect more trickery from a Spain forward.

RODRIGO 5.5 Struggled to get any change out of England on a frustratin­g night for the Valencia striker.

MARCO ASENSIO 6.5 Not hard to see why he’s tipped to be Real’s next golden boy but England minimised his threat.

LUIS ENRIQUE 6.5 The former Barca boss’s side looked comfortabl­e before England tore up the script. Spain were far better in the second half, but it was too late.

ENGLAND (4-3-3) TEAM AVERAGE 7.6

JORDAN PICKFORD 7 Utterly brilliant in the first half, helping create two goals; extremely suspect in the second.

KIERAN TRIPPIER 7 An early mistake let Asensio in. Soon settled to produce a solid display at right back.

JOE GOMEZ 7 Looked to be unnerved by the occasion early on. Grew in stature with every passing minute.

HARRY MAGUIRE 7.5 England’s senior central defender for the night coped with everything thrown at him.

BEN CHILWELL 7.5 Dealt superbly with Aspas’s threat. Looks entirely at home on the internatio­nal stage.

ROSS BARKLEY 7.5 Exquisite pass in build-up to third goal. A solid contributi­on from the Chelsea midfielder.

ERIC DIER 7.5 Helped steady the ship after England’s unsteady opening. A calm head in the heat of battle.

HARRY WINKS 8 Oozed confidence on the ball and showed discipline. Plays football the way it should be played.

RAHEEM STERLING 8.5 What do they say about London buses? Ended his goalless run in emphatic fashion.

HARRY KANE 8 His England goal drought extended to seven games but was hugely influentia­l with two assists.

MARCUS RASHFORD 8 The night the Manchester United star came of age at this level. A nice goal and a lovely assist.

GARETH SOUTHGATE 8 Got his tactics spot on because England were ruthless on the break. Status as a national hero just keeps growing. Arise, Sir Gareth?

REFEREE SZYMON MARCINIAK (Pol) 7 Ruled with an iron fist, showing seven yellow cards, and the game was better for it.

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