Gareth Southgate warns England will have to improve despite emphatic opening win

Southgate warned his players that their World Cup progress will be curtailed early unless they cut out the sloppiness that crept in towards the end of Monday’s superb win against Iran

IMPROVEMENT NEEDED: Gareth Southgate saw his England side thrash Iran 6-2. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA

England boss Gareth Southgate warned his players that their World Cup progress in Qatar will be curtailed early unless they cut out the sloppiness that crept in towards the end of Monday’s superb win against Iran.

The Three Lions roared to a memorable 6-2 victory over Carlos Queiroz’s normally obdurate opponents in Monday’s Group B opener at the Khalifa International Stadium.