Five key issues England boss Southgate must solve before Euro 2024

England’s lap of appreciation around Wembley at the end of another embarrassment against Iceland lost a lot of its impact because there was hardly a soul left in the stadium to appreciate.

Instead of being sent on their way to Euro 2024 with a fanfare, England’s laboured and uninspired display in a shock 1-0 loss to the side ranked 72nd in the world earned them the equivalent of a resounding raspberry.

This was not in the plan - but neither was the sort of performance that manager Gareth Southgate would have wanted with the opening game against Serbia only eight days away, warm-up friendly or not.

It was a game that threw up many issues for Southgate as the clock ticks down to the start of the serious action in Gelsenkirchen.