Dele Alli gave a man-of-the-match performance when England beat
Germany in a friendly in Berlin almost a year ago and this was another
display that will have impressed the knowledgeable observers here at
Signal Iduna Park.
Alli showed some sublime touches in a system that suited him and brought the best out of his natural creative instincts, making chances and also acting as a goal threat as Southgate looks to find the new way forward for England.
He had been the game's best performer when he was replace by Jesse Lingard with 20 minutes left - but he will have departed with one major regret from what was an otherwise excellent night's work.
Alli was guilty of missing that great opportunity in the first half when he was played in by Vardy, who had earlier had a penalty appeal turned down.
Alli only had Ter Stegen to beat but shot straight at the German keeper with a surprisingly poor finish for someone of his calibre.
It was a blemish on his efforts - but not enough to disguise the great talent that is at Southgate's disposal.
Alli showed some sublime touches in a system that suited him and brought the best out of his natural creative instincts, making chances and also acting as a goal threat as Southgate looks to find the new way forward for England.
He had been the game's best performer when he was replace by Jesse Lingard with 20 minutes left - but he will have departed with one major regret from what was an otherwise excellent night's work.
Alli was guilty of missing that great opportunity in the first half when he was played in by Vardy, who had earlier had a penalty appeal turned down.
Alli only had Ter Stegen to beat but shot straight at the German keeper with a surprisingly poor finish for someone of his calibre.
It was a blemish on his efforts - but not enough to disguise the great talent that is at Southgate's disposal.
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