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Gareth Southgate praised his players for refusing to rise to Andorra’s dirty tricks as England cruised to victory on Saturday night.
The England boss was critical of Andorra's over-aggressive tactics despite watching his team take another step towards World Cup qualification, scoring five past their lowly opponents.
The Andorrans clearly tried to employ a rough-house approach to get under their opposition’s skin, one tackle on Jadon Sancho at the end of the first-half, in particular, angered Southgate.
Gareth Southgate was irritated by Andorra's game plan against England on Saturday night
Jadon Sancho was a particular target as the hosts tried to rough-up the Three Lions stars
‘I was making the point that this is a very difficult team to referee,’ said Southgate on his discussion with referee Kateryna Monzul after the challenge on Sancho.
‘The ball was in play for 38 minutes when we played them at Wembley and I’m not sure how long here.
‘From the very start the goalkeeper was down and it was very interesting how their medics ran on.
‘There were lots of flashpoints where we had to respond in the right way and in the main they did
