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Jordan Pickford's kicking quality vindicates Gareth Southgate's faith

Jordan Pickford’s incredible pass from just outside his own penalty area to Raheem Sterling on the edge of the Scotland box was the highlight of a wonderful goalkeeping performance at Wembley.

From being the supposed weak link in England’s Euro 2020 side, the Everton No 1 has arguably been Gareth Southgate’s best player over the course of the opening two matches and vindicates the manager’s decision to keep faith.

One of Pickford’s strengths has always been his technical nous with his feet but even so, the distribution to Sterling and ability to turn defence into attack in a split-second was something Glenn Hoddle would have been proud of.