Tuchel was so alarmed by England’s “attitude” in the last 30 minutes of this match that he plans a meeting on Sunday to let the squad “know what we want from them”. That is what might make an otherwise completely forgettable game somewhat significant. Tuchel was furious.

England was held scoreless by a team ranked 173rd in the world until Kane redirected a pass from Noni Madueke into the top of the net in the 50th minute after the Bayern Munich striker's initial effort was saved by goalkeeper Iker Álvarez.

Harry Kane spares blushes against minnows in Barcelona but Three Lions don’t currently have the look of World Cup contenders