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Liverpool Striker Takes Form To International Level

 

Daniel Sturridge’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Denmark in England’s final game before selecting their World Cup squad.

The Liverpool striker netted late on at Wembley Stadium, meaning the Three Lions avoided the ignominy of going three successive games without finding the target on home soil.

Roy Hodgson was looking for his fringe players to sparkle on Wednesday and book themselves a seat on the plane to Brazil, but few contenders were able to leave a lasting impression – with Raheem Sterling the only one to rise above mediocrity.

Instead, the Three Lions coach will have been concerned by the ease at which his side were carved open on occasions – with Jakob Poulsen allowed to make one dangerous burst into the box which went untracked.

At the opposite end of the field, England did see the woodwork struck towards the end of the first half, with a nudge in the back of Sterling preventing him from converting as Peter Ankersen diverted an Ashley Cole cross onto the frame of the goal.

Southampton full-back Luke Shaw was introduced for his senior debut at the interval, and things did improve marginally in the second 45 minutes.

The defining moment of the night arrived eight minutes from time as Adam Lallana worked a short corner and clipped the ball into the box for Sturridge to nod back across Schmeichel and into the bottom corner.