Henderson, Rooney, Rashford - Five things we learned from England's win over Malta


The Three Lions are top of their World Cup qualifying group with two wins from two but there is a long way to go before they can be taken seriously in Russia.
Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli scored the goals in the game, and Southgate's men head to Slovenia for the next qualifier on Tuesday looking for a more impressive performance.
ENGLAND beat Malta 2-0 at Wembley in Gareth Southgate's first match in charge - but what did the game tell us?

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