Concerns: Gary Cahill was forced off early on after being pushed into Joe Hart by Belgium's Dries Mertens

The visitors’ line-up resembled a Premier League all-star XI; Chelsea’s £32million Eden Hazard, Arsenal’s Thomas Vermaelen, soon-to-be-Spurs signing Jan Vertonghen and Everton giant Marouane Fellaini. Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany missed out with injury.

For long periods, Belgium popped the ball around, leaving Scott Parker and Steven Gerrard to chase. When England had possession, they frequently gave it back.

Despite that, the game’s most telling moment came from England after 36 minutes and combined tenacity with quality. Gerrard made a vital interception to rob Fulham’s Mousa Dembele.

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