IT’S JESS THE JOB

struggled to fill the void left by injured Spurs striker Harry Kane. Southgate gave his players asthma tests in the lead up to this clash with Ronald Koeman’s Dutch stars – and England huffed and puffed until Lingard struck. They were never seriously troubled by a Dutch side who have failed to qualify for the last two major tournaments with England solid at the back.

Southgate’s game-plan suffered an early blow when Liverpool kid Joe Gomez limped off after less than 10 minutes.

But there was little to trouble Everton keeper Jordan Pickford or England’s back line.

United’s Marcus Rashford appeared to go down after 51 minutes under a challenge by Matthijs de Ligt in a three-way chase for the ball with Zoet.

But Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano refused Three Lions appeals.