GARETH SOUTHGATE admits he faces a daunting task in trimming his Euros squad after Adam Wharton's eye-catching England debut added to his list of positive headaches.
After a sluggish start, an experimental Three Lions side eased to a 3-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina here last night, thanks to goals in the final halfhour from Cole Palmer, Trent Alexander-Arnold and substitute Harry Kane.
Southgate handed opportunities to several fringe squad players, including Crystal Palace midfielder Wharton, who was playing Championship football at Blackburn only five months ago, but capped his rapid rise by making his international bow off the bench.
"There's no question he's impressed us," said Southgate, who must whittle his 33-man squad down to a final 26 by Saturday. "We saw things in his performances for his club that showed [here].
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