England 7-0 North Macedonia: Three Lions attacking stars give Gareth Southgate welcome selection headache
BBC Sport says Bukayo Saka’s beaming smile was the indicator of just how times have changed for England since they last took their show on the road at home.
The 21-year-old – a brilliant talent Arsenal fans call ‘Starboy’ – gave the match ball a lingering kiss when he completed the first hat-trick of his career as the centrepiece of England’s 7-0 thrashing of North Macedonia at Old Trafford.
The whole stadium rose to Saka when he was substituted, and did so again for England after a richly entertaining romp to victory made it four wins from four in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.
It would take something wholly extraordinary for England not to qualify, especially with their toughest game done and dusted following victory over Italy in Naples.
This was all a far cry from the previous occasion, almost exactly a year ago, when England last played a home game away from Wembley.
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