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Southgate left with a few questions following Nigeria victory

THE starting 11 that will take to the field to play Tunisia in England’s opening World Cup match looks all but set.

Manager Gareth Southgate can pretend that there are still a few battles left, but realistically there isn’t.

Jordan Henderson is likely to come in for Jesse Lingard, but what you saw in the 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Saturday is pretty much the team on June 18.

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