Who was the best player on the pitch? – England player ratings

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Who was the best player on the pitch? – England player ratings

Harry Kane, Anthony Gordon and Jude Bellingham celebrate an England goal.Image source, Getty Images
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England produced one of their best performances in recent times as they thumped Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka.

Harry Kane opened the scoring, and Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Bukayo Saka also found the net before half-time.

England captain Kane then added a fifth early on in the second half before Saka scored his second from close range and substitute Morgan Rogers added a seventh to secure a dominant win.

Here’s how BBC Sport England reporter Alex Howell rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.

England starting XI

Jordan Pickford: A really good decision and save when he raced out and won the ball at the feet of Ivan Perisic early on. Not tested but was lucky to not concede with Mateo Kovacic’s incredible miss. 6

Jarell Quansah: Surprisingly chosen at right-back over Trent Alexander-Arnold but the Bayer Leverkusen defender does exactly what manager Thomas Tuchel wants. A powerful runner, a good defender and his ability on the ball is underrated – he showed it with a quality assist for Gordon. 8

Ezri Konsa: Not loads of defending for Konsa to do as England pinned Croatia back but it was a calm assured performance from the defender. 7

Marc Guehi: The centre-back had to take up some risky positions as England pressed man for man all over the pitch. 7

Lewis Hall: The Newcastle left-back looks a great addition to the England back four. Hall offers pace going forward and also underlapped, going into midfield to recieve the ball. 7

Elliot Anderson: Anderson has been excellent throughout this international break and produced another mature performance. The Manchester City midfielder is a crucial part of the midfield and set up Kane for England’s fifth. 8

Alex Scott: The Bournemouth midfielder was given his first England start and put in a really confident performance. Scott always looked to get on the ball and did not just try to keep it safe as England dominated. 7

Jude Bellingham: The best player on the pitch. Bellingham produced a lovely pass to thread Kane through for the first goal, scored England’s second and assisted Saka for England’s fourth. A truly world-class player and his quality was too much for Croatia throughout the game. 9

Bukayo Saka: The winger scored twice and looks to be building a good partnership with Quansah on England’s right-hand side. Saka could have had a hat-trick but missed a big chance in the second half. 8

Anthony Gordon: Playing with a huge amount of confidence and continues to show that he has gone to another level in recent months. Assisted Bellingham and scored for the fourth England game in a row. 9

Harry Kane: Just an elite finisher and his goal put England firmly in control. The captain looked full of energy, pressed from the front and showed his passing range as he enjoyed having Gordon and Bellingham supplying him. Scored England’s fifth goal too. 9

Substitutes

Eberechi Eze (on 70, Gordon): Played as a number 10. 6

Morgan Rogers (on 70, Kane): Played on the left as England cruised to a win and produced a composed finish for England’s seventh, rounding the keeper when played through on goal. 7

James Garner (on 70, Alex Scott): Some strong challenges and kept it simple. 6

Morgan Gibbs-White (on 79, Anderson): 6

Myles Lewis-Skelly (on, Hall): 6

Subs not used: Steele, Trafford, Alexander-Arnold, Branthwaite, Calvert-Lewin, Chalobah, Ngumoha.

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Player of the match

Number: 10 J. Bellingham

Average rating 9.00
Number: 1 D. Livaković

Average Rating: 3.46

Number: 14 I. Perišić

Average Rating: 3.26

Number: 10 L. Modrić

Average Rating: 3.22

Number: 5 L. Vušković

Average Rating: 3.20

Number: 8 M. Kovačić

Average Rating: 3.12

Number: 4 J. Gvardiol

Average Rating: 3.11

Number: 20 I. Matanović

Average Rating: 3.05

Number: 16 M. Baturina

Average Rating: 3.02

Number: 13 N. Vlašić

Average Rating: 3.02

Number: 18 K. Jakić

Average Rating: 3.01

Number: 17 P. Sučić

Average Rating: 3.01

Number: 7 F. Ivanović

Average Rating: 3.00

Number: 2 J. Stanišić

Average Rating: 3.00

Number: 15 M. Pašalić

Average Rating: 2.99

Number: 11 P. Musa

Average Rating: 2.97

Number: 6 J. Šutalo

Average Rating: 2.95

After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.

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