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Browsing: Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate’s first game at Wembley since succeeding Sam Allardyce on a permanent basis provided few alarms as England remain firmly in control at the top of Group F
England are set for a friendly and World Cup qualifier
England manager, Gareth Southgate, met Zaha last month in a bid to convince him of the potential of future England appearances
Southgate said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the players over these past four games and I think there is huge potential
England’s players have already publicly backed Southgate to take the job on a long-term basis, and Glenn has now given the clearest indication yet that the former Middlesbrough manager could be handed a permanent deal, having seen him leave a positive mark since stepping up from his Under-21s duties
The match was only the third meeting between the neighbouring nations this century, with England winning the previous two, but the game itself struggled to live up to the occasion in the opening exchanges