Lee Carsley leveled subtle criticism at previous England managers after making six changes for the Finland game

But Southgate has been criticized for not being more adventurous with his style of play at times.

And Carsley believes England still need to take a few risks to find a system that can take them to their first title since the 1966 World Cup.

“We are waiting for a reaction. It's fair to say that we performed below the level that the players set themselves and what was expected,” he said.

“It was about looking at a few different players and it was always the case that in one of those games we would look at Dean Henderson.”

“He (Trent Alexander-Arnold) is versatile and his role will be slightly different to that of a traditional left-back, but I have great confidence in Trent.”

“He (Jack Grealish) will operate on the outskirts between the ten players. We will have a basic team structure that we will start with and then they can rotate.”