Manager Gareth Southgate says Germany remains a benchmark for England in their quest to win major tournaments ahead of the UEFA Nations League match in Munich.

Southgate said: “For me, Germany and Brazil are still the benchmark for countries that win trophies regularly and consistently. You have to respect what they were and what they represent as countries from a footballing point of view. That mentality is what we trying to create. We have to keep trying. To reach the final stages of competitions and matches like tomorrow is great for us. This is exactly the test that we need. I think this is a great indicator for us. a big test of where we are Currently”.

“But that will not determine where we will be in five months. If we defeat them tomorrow, this does not mean that in five months everything will be fine with us. During this time, a lot will happen. two years ago we reached the semi-finals of the World Cup.” “But can we beat the bigger teams? Since then we have won in Spain, we have beaten Belgium at Wembley and we have beaten Germany. We are starting to achieve such results. and we must keep trying.”

Translation by Safwan Shami