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Montenegro 1-5 England PLAYER RATINGS: Ross Barkley showed his great quality but Dele Alli struggled to make an impact Barkley (8.5) scored twice after providing an assist for the equaliser  Winger Callum Hudson-Odoi (8) was a joy to watch on his England bow Alli (5) was largely on the periphery of things before being substituted

By Dominic King for the Daily Mail

Published: 21:46 GMT, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 25 March 2019

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England recovered from an early scare in Montenegro as Ross Barkley scored twice in a clinical 5-1 victory to continue their strong start to the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign on Monday.

Marko Vesovic raised the decibel level in the stadium when he fired the hosts in front against the run of play in the 17th minute, but England were unfazed and went ahead by half-time thanks to goals by Michael Keane and Barkley.

Montenegro were still a threat early in the second half and Fatos Beciraj could have equalised, but when Barkley drilled in his second just before the hour the result was a formality. Skipper Harry Kane tapped home the fourth goal from Raheem Sterling's cut back after a swift counter-attack and Sterling slid home in the 81st minute to complete the rout.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi was a joy to watch on his England debut

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi was a joy to watch on his England debut

ENGLAND (4-3-3) 

Jordan Pickford - Nothing he could do about the goal he conceded and was generally well protected - 6 

Kyle Walker - What joy Montenegro has came from exploiting the space he left behind when bombing forward - 6 

Michael Keane - Turned inside out for Vesovic’s goal but atoned with a towering header to equalise and settled down afterwards - 7 

Harry Maguire - Pick of his efforts was the turn of pace and

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