Both England coach Gareth Southgate and forward Raheem Sterling came to the defence of Joe Gomez after the Liverpool man faced boos from some fans during the 7-0 win over Montenegro.
Per the Times' Henry Winter, Southgate was disappointed in the fans:
Henry WinterSouthgate on brief boos for Gomez: 'I am hugely disappointed for Joe. Joe had done nothing wrong. No #eng player should ever be booed when they are wearing the shirt. All the players are particularly disappointed with that.' Adds, 'I'm going to start Raheem on Sunday.'
Sterling took full responsibility for the incident with Gomez that led to his being sidelined for the match and praised his team-mate for his hard work:
Raheem Sterlingespecially after a difficult week for him to be booed when he came on tonight was wrong.