Kane Settles It, But Who Else Stood Out for England?

Kane's goal was the difference when England faced Croatia in the Nations League, so the striker is the obvious place to start any assessment. A winning strike tends to dominate the headlines, though, and it rarely tells the whole story of a match.

That is where senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel comes in. His player ratings look past the scorer to weigh how the rest of the England side performed, picking out the individuals whose contributions deserve attention beyond the final scoreline.

For anyone following the team, the ratings offer a quicker route to the performances that mattered most than the match result alone. The full verdicts are worth reading for the detail behind each grade.