Southgate on the defensive after England draw

England manager Gareth Southgate cut a frustrated figure after conceding his side have failed to impress in their opening two Euro 2024 matches.

Southgate's team were held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark on Thursday having narrowly beaten Serbia 1-0 in their Group C opener.

Harry Kane's first-half strike for the Euro 2020 runners-up was cancelled out by Dane Morten Hjulmand's long-range strike and England once again failed to create the kind of chances their talented forward line promises.

"Clearly, we're disappointed with the level of the two performances we've had, so we've got to go and analyse that in depth and find some solutions to addressing the issues that we have," Southgate told a press conference.

"We know the level can be higher. Maybe the biggest thing is we have to accept the environment that we're in and the expectations that are around us. At the moment, we're falling a little bit short of that.

"Ultimately, that's my responsibility. I'm the manager, and I've got to guide this group in the best way possible to achieve extraordinary things."