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England 2-0 Malta highlights: Gareth Southgate claims first win

Daniel Sturridge celebrates after opening the scoring
Image: Daniel Sturridge celebrates after opening the scoring

Gareth Southgate's first game in interim charge of England ended in victory as Malta were beaten 2-0 at Wembley on Saturday, and you can watch the highlights here.

Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli did the damage with two goals inside nine first-half minutes as England enjoyed a second successive victory in World Cup qualifying and moved to the top of Group F.

The evening was as comfortable as Southgate might have expected against a side ranked 176th in the world, and the result, 11 days after Sam Allardyce left the England job, will come as a welcome relief after a turbulent period for the national team.

Southgate has taken over as caretaker England boss for four matches and made a big call by handing Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard his international debut in an attack that also featured Sturridge and the recalled Theo Walcott, with Wayne Rooney playing in a midfield role.

The first part of Southgate's audition for the full-time job ended in a solid, if unspectacular, success - but he is likely face a sterner test of his credentials when England travel to Slovenia on Tuesday evening.

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Watch the highlights of England's 2-0 World Cup Qualifying win over Malta in the video above

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