Jordan Pickford: Unnerving at times, but still unbeatable at Euro 2020

FIRST PICK: While he splits opinion among many, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has a consistent supporter in manager Gareth Southgate. Picture: Patrick Elmont /Getty Images

A campaign that began with Jordan Pickford conceding two poor goals at Fleetwood Town, ending Virgil van Dijk’s season, and losing his Everton place could end on Sunday with the England keeper re-writing international football record books.

No team, apart from Italy in the 1990 World Cup finals, has ever opened a major tournament by keeping clean sheets in their opening five games, an achievement England matched after Saturday’s 4-0 quarter-final win over Ukraine.