Two Man City players can lead Southgate's England revival after Hungary humiliation

After England fans at Molineux sang 'You Don't Know What You're Doing', Gareth Southgate responded in typically measured fashion.

He accepted responsibility for the humiliating 4-0 defeat to Hungary, pointed to the fact that England weren't at full strength, and called for unity going forward. In the face of some ridiculous overreaction, Southgate showed the level-headed approach that has characterised his success in recent years.

He knows as much as anyone that these four winless games have not been good enough, and a 4-0 home defeat against any opponent is not acceptable. But as he hinted at how England can bounce back, two Manchester City players may have improved fortunes going forward next season.

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"We picked a young team with energy and when the game started to go against them, it started to look that way. That's my responsibility in the end," Southgate said after the game.

"I said to the players, our four matches is my responsibility. I have to balance looking at new players, rest players. We couldn't keep flogging out our experienced players. We haven't been at full strength. We need to be at full strength to win matches and we've seen that for several teams across Europe in the Nations League."

City will be thankful that their England players weren't overused after a long season, even if those players didn't have a particularly successful run of results.

Kyle Walker strengthened his position against the indifferent performances of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Trippier and Reece James, while John Stones' harsh red card shouldn't affect his World Cup place. Raheem Sterling is one of Southgate's go-to players, and didn't