Miguel Delaney: Jude Bellingham provides English X-factor – they need him to progress

Jude Bellingham faces a ban after UEFA opened an investigation into a gesture he made celebrating his goal in the 2-1 win over Slovakia. Photo: PA

Miguel Delaney
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Gareth Southgate still believed. As the clock ticked into the 94th minute, and England looked like exiting, the manager evidently wasn’t thinking about what he would have to say. He was still thinking about how to rescue it, what could be done.

“I had belief right the way through that we’d get the goal. I didn’t think it would be as late as it was. I wasn’t ready to go home yet and, clearly, the players felt the same way.”