Serbia (5-4-1)<\/p>\n
Djordje Petrovic<\/strong> (GK) Not to blame for Serbia\u2019s ineptitude, although he was unconvincing on the third goal. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Kosta Nedeljkovic<\/strong> (RB) Thomas Tuchel\u2019s call to drop Marcus Rashford paid off. Nedeljkovic was removed at half-time. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Strahina Erakovic<\/strong> (CB) Another who found it tough. England\u2019s diagonal runs from the left caused problems. Serbia crumbled. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Nikola Milenkovic<\/strong> (CB) Utterly dreadful. Nowhere to be seen when England broke through. Dismissed for a clumsy tackle on Kane. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Strahina Pavlovic<\/strong> (CB) Played to the left and failed to deal with the movement around him. Serbia were cumbersome at the back. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Veljko Birmancevic<\/strong> (LB) Destroyed by Noni Madueke \u2013 could not handle the Arsenal winger\u2019s speed. Off at half-time. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Andrija Zivkovic<\/strong> (RM) The game passed him by. Pushed back by England\u2019s forwards. Serbia were horribly negative. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Nemanja Maksimovic<\/strong> (CM) Tried to keep track of the runners but was overwhelmed. Serbia did not try to win. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Sasa Lukic<\/strong> (CM) Utterly outplayed in the middle. Found himself chasing shadows, and was barely on the ball. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Ivan Ilic<\/strong> (LM) Anonymous. Made no impact in attack before being replaced when the game was done. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Dusan Vlahovic<\/strong> (CF) The Juventus forward was isolated during the first half. Sent one tame shot over. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Substitutes<\/strong> Filip Kostic (for Birmancevic ht) 4<\/strong>; Luka Jovic (for Nedeljkovic ht) 4<\/strong>; Lazar Samardzic (for Ilic 61) 4; Aleksander Mitrovic (for Vlahovic 70) 4; <\/strong>Milos <\/strong>Veljkovic (for Zivkovic 76) 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Nottingham Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic was sent off for this tackle on Harry Kane. Photograph: Sebastian Frej\/Getty ImagesEngland (4-3-3)<\/p>\n Jordan Pickford<\/strong> (GK) Looked to hit plenty of long goal-kicks. Did not have anything serious to do. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Reece James<\/strong> (RB) Delivered plenty of crosses. Strong defensively, dominated the right flank. Serbia could not touch him. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Ezri Konsa<\/strong> (CB) In for Dan Burn and grabbed his first goal for his country. A composed performance. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Marc Gu\u00e9hi<\/strong> (CB) Oozed confidence. Strode out of defence to play perceptive passes. Deserved his first international goal. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Tino Livramento<\/strong> (LB) Replaced Myles Lewis-Skelly and played well. Made overlapping runs and snuffed out any Serbian threat. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Elliot Anderson<\/strong> (CM) Impressive on his second appearance. Knitted moves together and offered balance. Looks like he belongs. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Declan Rice<\/strong> (CM) The Arsenal influence was strong. Set-piece prowess led to three goals. Missed some good chances. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Morgan Rogers<\/strong> (CM) Sparked the attack into life with lovely spins and through balls. Beautiful assist for 2-0. Player of the match. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Noni Madueke<\/strong> (RW) Another lively display with Bukayo Saka out. Ran clear to score the second. Unselfish, creative. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Harry Kane<\/strong> (CF) One of his best games for a while. Headed in the opener, led the line brilliantly. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthony Gordon<\/strong> (LW) Excellent. Full of trickery and could have scored twice. 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