England pulled off a spectacular 3-2 away win against Spain in Seville securing a defining win in Gareth Southgate’s tenure and UEFA Nations League safety. Southgate's side started in ballistic fashion in the first-half and frequently exposed the space between Spain’s centre-back pairing of Sergio Ramos and Nacho via lofted through balls. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring with his first goal for England in 27 caps after a majestic 17-pass passage of play exhibited England's own imitation of tiki-taka. Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Show all 22 1 /22 Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Marcus Rashford - 8/10 Rashford took his goal really nicely and played a gorgeous pass for England’s opener, but it is for his workrate that he earns high marks. His pace really worries teams and there was a sense tonight that he was a little more comfortable tucked inside rather than on the wide extremes. Tireless and diligent in his defensive work, Rashford never seemed to stop running and battling. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Harry Kane - 8/10 He would have loved a goal but this was a magnificent performance from Kane. Dominated the Spanish defence with his physicality, Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Raheem Sterling - 7/10 Two very welcome goals to break his drought. The first was an excellent finish. Sterling was busy and a menace in behind that Spain struggled to deal with. AP Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Ross Barkley - 7/10 Accomplished performance. Similarly to Winks showed his defensive steel and always looked forward when on the ball. Delectable clipped ball to Kane for Sterling’s second. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Eric Dier - 7/10 Much-maligned in an England shirt, this was a good performance from Dier. His early clattering of Sergio Ramos was a bit of a tone-setter and seemed to almost lift England. Stout at the heart of midfield. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Harry Winks - 6/10 Winks was very quiet, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. A player more for the game where England are dominant in possession, but his positional sense and discipline was strong throughout. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Ben Chilwell - 6/10 A few nervy moments, but generally solid. Spain certainly didn’t exploit him at any point, and Chilwell stuck to his task well, blocking several attempted crosses. Kept going through the 90 minutes. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Harry Maguire - 8/10 A few nervy moments, but generally solid. Spain certainly didn’t exploit him at any point, and Chilwell stuck to his task well, blocking several attempted crosses. Kept going through the 90 minutes. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Joe Gomez - 7/10 Untroubled and unperturbed throughout the game. Gomez used the ball well and did all his defensive work effectively. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Kieran Trippier - 7/10 The Tottenham full-back ran himself virtually into the ground before being replaced. Asensio got no joy against Trippier. An impressive defensive performance, even if he had little chance to get forward. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Jordan Pickford - 6/10 His well-directed long balls were influential in both the first and second goals. Very, very fortunate not to concede a penalty for his pulling back of Rodrigo after messing about in his own area. Tidy generally, and similarly to De Gea had very little to do saves-wise. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Marco Asensio - 5/10 Asensio was probably Spain’s most disappointing player, his largely excellent set-pieces aside. He earns a slight rating jump for that, but otherwise was wasteful and lacked drive. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Rodrigo - 5/10 Rodrigo should have had a penalty, but otherwise a quiet game. Maguire and Gomez handled him rather easily. AFP/Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Iago Aspas - 5/10 Aspas was relatively lively, but didn’t look a natural fit on the right wing. Substituted for the more impressive Paco Alcacer. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Saul - 5/10 Kept possession well, but similarly to his midfield cohorts Saul did little to influence outside of the middle of the park. Replaced by Dani Ceballos as Spain chased an unlikely comeback, and Ceballos looked to provide more. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Sergio Busquets - 6/10 As ever the tall midfield pivot was very accomplished in possession, but little else from Busquets. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Thiago - 6/10 Plenty of flashy touches and some lovely bits and pieces from Thiago, but the midfielder failed to produce the incisive pass Spain need to break down England’s well-structured defence. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Marcos Alonso - 5/10 Raheem Sterling had plenty of joy down the forward-minded full-back’s channel and looked a threat in behind every time England had the ball at times. Alonso did offer a useful outlet going forward, but the ability in the final third typical of the Chelsea man’s game was not apparent. AFP/Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Sergio Ramos - 6/10 Failed to effectively organise the Spanish defence’s high line, and Kane bullied both he and Nacho aerially at times. Ramos kept fighting until the death, however, and deserves kudos for lifting his side in the second half. He took his consolation goal well. Getty Images Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Nacho - 5/10 Harry Kane made Nacho’s life difficult throughout and the Real Madrid defender was part of a disjointed defence exploited badly by England for the three goals. Action Images via Reuters Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings Jonny - 5/10 Jonny struggled with Marcus Rashford’s pace relatively frequently during the game. He was probably the weakest Spanish player on the ball and provided little of quality when pressing forward. PA Spain vs England – Nations League player ratings David De Gea - 6/10 No saves from the Manchester United goalkeeper on the night as England scored from each of their shots on target. De Gea could do little about the goals, but did give the ball away carelessly a couple of times early on. Nothing of real note, however. AP And then it was Marcus Rashford who added the second as Harry Kane turned provider. The Tottenham striker laying off Jordan Pickford's long-ball to perfection so Rashford could prod past his teammate David De Gea. Sterling added another to extend England’s lead to three at half-time - the first time Spain have conceded as many at home in their history. The Spaniards did regroup for the second half and got one back after Paolo Alcacer headed home but England showed great maturity and resilience after reverting to the three at the back formation. Scroll through our gallery above to see Harry Latham Coyle's player ratings.<doc-sep>Spain player ratings vs England: Only Alcacer and Ceballos save themselves UEFA Nations League Here's how Luis Enrique's men did England dealt Spaintheir first defeat since the start of the Luis Enrique era on Monday, with many of the Asturian's players failing to deliver when expected to. There were only two changes to the side that started and won at Wembley in September, but many didn't perform as well this time around. Only the substitutes Paco Alcacer and Dani Ceballos can walk away truly proud of their performances from this 3-2 defeat. Here, we rate each of the players.<doc-sep>Danny Mills gives his verdict after England recorded a famous 3-2 UEFA Nations League victory over Spain in Seville on Monday. Raheem Sterling ended a three-year international goal drought with a double, and Marcus Rashford scored his sixth international goal between the two strikes of his team-mate, as England raced into a three-goal lead at the break. Paco Alcacer pulled one back on 58 minutes and Sergio Ramos added another deep into second half stoppage-time, though the Spain captain's header was the final touch of the game. Former England defender Mills watched the game in the Sky Sports News studio and gave each of England's players a rating out of 10 after the full-time whistle... Jordan Pickford - 6.5 The England stopper was outstanding in his delivery, playing out from the back and he set up the goals with his quick thinking and accurate passing. That would have got him an eight, but having said that, there were a couple of errors. One led to the corner that Alcacer scored from and he was very, very fortunate where he tried to be too clever in the box, tried a little Cruyff turn and then - in my opinion - brought down Rodrigo. It should've been a penalty, which would have made it 3-2 at the time and probably a red card as well. Kieran Trippier - 6 We are used to seeing him get forward at every opportunity; bombing forward and getting crosses into the box but that couldn't happen this evening. A good, solid performance but he just didn't really have the opportunity to affect the game. Joe Gomez - 8 I thought Gomez was very, very good in defence on his fifth outing for Gareth Southgate's side. Good, solid defending from the Liverpool man. Harry Maguire - 6 I've seen him player better, in all honesty. He almost got caught out a couple of times and also picked himself up a booking for a rash sliding challenge on Dani Ceballos - it's that trailing leg that brings people down. Therefore, I'm tempted with a seven, but I'll go for a six, though it may be a little bit harsh. Ben Chilwell - 6 He only touched the ball about 20 times at left-back but had an awful lot of defending to do, being disciplined at the back. He didn't do anything particularly wrong, but didn't have an opportunity to get on the ball and get forward. Harry Winks - 6 It was a difficult night for Winks in Seville, I thought. He didn't get an awful lot of the ball, Spain dominated that midfield area in terms of possession and we didn't see enough of him going forward. Again, he was one that didn't do anything particularly wrong, but just wasn't on the ball enough to really impact the game. Eric Dier - 6 Dier defended well at times, was a little bit rash in a couple of challenges and got himself booked early on with a sliding tackle. On another night - had the referee been a little bit harsher - he could've earned another yellow card and he would have walked, but again, it was difficult in that midfield area. Ross Barkley - 7 Showed signs that he is a quality player, including his great little dink to Harry Kane at the far post, who then set up Raheem Sterling for the third of the evening. He is starting to grow into his role, I think. Raheem Sterling - 9 I thought he was a threat all night and he got his two goals. The first finish was absolutely exceptional; touch out of his feet, bends the ball into the top corner. The second was a tap-in, but he had to be in the right place at the right time and it was a good gamble from him. Marcus Rashford - 8 It was great for him to score, but he also played a fabulous ball through for Raheem Sterling in the build-up to the opening goal as well. Harry Kane - 9 An exceptional performance. Kane led from the front, was involved in all of the goals and was really unselfish at times. He held the ball up incredibly well and brought people into the game so scores highly, for me, because he really was superb. The substitutes It was fantastic that Nathaniel Chalobah got his first cap, but he was barely on for minutes and I'm not sure he even touched the ball, so I think we will simply congratulate him on becoming a senior international. Kyle Walker came on to shore up the defence, but didn't really have too much to do, likewise with Trent Alexander-Arnold. 4:04 Highlights of England's historic 3-2 win against Spain at the Estadio Benito Villamarin None of the substitutes really had an impact in the game, didn't have an awful lot to do and weren't really tested at either end of the pitch. Therefore, I don't think it would be fair to rate any of them out of 10.<doc-sep>
Spain vs England: Sterling reflects on HUGE win for Three Lions England put in a superb first-half performance to shock Spain during their Nations League match in Sevilla. Gareth Southgate’s side raced into an early lead thanks to Raheem Sterling’s thunderous strike past a helpless David De Gea. Marcus Rashford then doubled the advantage with a composed finish following Harry Kane’s excellent hold-up play and through-ball before Sterling tapped in his second ahead of the break. Luis Enrique’s side hit back through substitute Paco Alcacer’s header then Jordan Pickford got away with a nightmare moment before Sergio Ramos notched a late consolation, but the Three Lions held on for the win. Express Sport has rated how the England players performed during the 3-2 victory, but do you agree? England player ratings vs Spain – Nations League GK: Jordan Pickford – 5 An unnerving night for the Everton stopper, despite a good early save with what looked like his face. Needlessly gave away a corner from which Spain scored before narrowly avoiding a horror moment when he tried to turn Rodrigo. The 24-year-old was lucky not to concede a penalty with a tug on the striker’s shirt, although he did then put in a decent challenge to clear the danger. Distribution remained superb and some solid handling under pressure salvaged his mark. RB: Kieran Trippier – 7 Got forward at every opportunity and took a fair few knocks on the way. Always capable of a dangerous delivery and didn’t look troubled defensively. CB: Joe Gomez – 7 Desperate block on Marco Asensio momentarily kept Spain at bay as the Liverpool ace looked at home alongside Harry Maguire. However, questions will be asked of the entire rearguard about two free headers as Spain threatened a comeback. England player ratings: Raheem Sterling was in superb form against Spain England player ratings: Gareth Southgate's side raced into a three-goal lead before half-time CB: Harry Maguire – 6 Bizarrely went in the book for a clean yet forceful tackle on Dani Ceballos. Showed his grit after taking several big hits in a bruising encounter. LB: Ben Chilwell – 8 Given a thorough examination of his defensive qualities but more than stood up to the test. The Leicester full-back represents real competition for Luke Shaw and Danny Rose. England player ratings: Ben Chilwell looked comfortable at left-back CM: Eric Dier – 7 Thundered into Sergio Ramos early on and was harshly booked for his trouble. Shielded the back four well and knew when to slow the game down as Spain built up momentum. CM: Harry Winks – 7 An encouraging return to the national stage as England looked dangerous on the break. Showed some lovely touches on the ball and could be a key player for Southgate to build a team around. CM: Ross Barkley – 6 Instrumental in the third goal as his outrageous chipped ball over the top found Kane lurking at the back post. However, the Chelsea midfielder was guilty of dithering too long when England could have made it four before the break and was then substituted as England struggled to get a foothold in the second half. England player ratings: Ross Barkley was instrumental in Sterling's second goal but faded late on RAM: Raheem Sterling – 9 Stunning finish to open the scoring, showing no signs of his past struggles in front of goal for England. Was then in the right place to tap home Kane’s cut-back as the Manchester City winger enjoyed a superb first half. Caused problems with his pace all evening and was hard-done-by as the referee waved him to his feet after being felled by Jonny. LAM: Marcus Rashford – 7 The Manchester United man played a beautiful ball to send Sterling on his way then displayed great composure to slot home England’s second. Carried the ball well as Spain piled on the pressure and drew some valuable fouls to give his team-mates a break. ST: Harry Kane – 8 Didn’t get on the scoresheet but that only tells part of the story. Was involved in all three of England’s goals, particularly with a peach of a pass for Rashford’s strike after brilliant hold-up play. Spain vs England: Three Lions arrive at stadium in Seville England player ratings: Harry Kane was involved in all three goals in a brilliant display SUB: Kyle Walker (on for Barkley, 75 mins) – 6 The Manchester City defender’s arrival signified a change in shape as England switched to a back five.