Belgium 2-0 England: Player ratings as Jack Grealish stands out on competitive debut

FW: Mason Mount

Some nice touches – like the one into Kane for a shot in the second half -but was the quietest of the front-starters. Wasted a free-kick from a good shooting position and was caught on his heels a bit in the lead up to Belgian’s opener. Replaced on 69 minutes – 5.5

FW: Jack Grealish

A very good first competitive start for his country. Was always looking to make things happen and wasn’t scared to roam inside to link up with Kane. Had an effort blocked in the first half and a shot over in the second. Showed some superb touches and won a lot of free kicks by running at the Belgians throughout. Our England Man of the Match – 8.5

ST: Harry Kane

One again led the line very well. Produced some nice touches to link up with his teammates and held the ball up when needed. Had a few shots and came close to scoring in the first half when his header was well cleared off the line by Lukaku. England’s skipper is a class act and looked comfortable playing up against the two centre-backs – 8

SUBS

Bukayo Saka

Came on for the injured Chilwell. Wasn’t afraid to get on the ball and managed to push forward more in the second half. Played a cross into Kane which nearly led to a goal. Another small step in his rapid development – 6

Harry Winks 

You know what you’re going to get from the Spurs man. Tidy in possession but didn’t really standout – 5.5

Jadon Sancho 

Offered pace on the right when he came on but didn’t quite have the impact Southgate would’ve hoped. Linked up a couple of times with Walker but didn’t really get a chance to run at the defence. Had an opportunity to strike 5 minutes from time but wasted it – 5

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 

Had to drop deep to pick up the ball the few times he did. Didn’t get a chance he would’ve been craving in front of goal – 5