Gareth Southgate not letting jeers affect selection as he backs Jordan Henderson

The 33-year-old was jeered when he was substituted in the second half – negativity that Southgate said “defies logic.”

JEERS TO YOU, JORDAN HENDERSON: Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (Simon Marper/PA)

Gareth Southgate vowed not to let a “popularity contest” sway his selections as the England boss threw his full support behind Jordan Henderson days after the stand-in skipper was jeered off at Wembley.

The Euro 2020 runners-up are within touching distance of qualifying for next summer’s finals and will seal their spot in Germany should they avoid defeat to Italy on Tuesday evening.