Gareth Southgate happy with England after Switzerland provide ‘really good test’

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gareth Southgate was pleased by the way England came through their testing friendly with well-drilled Switzerland as skipper Harry Kane continued his march towards the national team’s scoring record. “I think they’ve got pride in the way they’ve been playing and we talked last year about that and about their record last year,” Southgate said after their unbeaten streak reached an England record of 21 games in all competitions – a run that includes the Euro 2020 shootout loss to Italy. “Of course towards the end of the game we were able to get more experience and some top players onto the pitch, which made us finish strongly as well and that was important for the team and also for the crowd.” Southgate praised Marc Guehi, Kyle Walker-Peters and Tyrick Mitchell after making their England debuts on Saturday, as well as Conor Gallagher after impressing on his first start. “That’s the mentality that then spreads through the rest of the group, so very pleased for him.” England now face Ivory Coast in a friendly on Tuesday off the back of a match Switzerland boss Murat Yakin felt his side performed well in for the most part.