Spain 2-3 England: Hits and Flops from the game

#3 Hit - Raheem Sterling

Sterling finally put an end to his goal drought for the national team

It took Raheem Sterling just 22 minutes to double his goal tally for the England national team with a well-taken brace in a high-octane first half performance at the Estadio Benito Villamarin. The winger's last goal for the Three Lions came during a Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia back in October 2015, exactly 1,102 days before the memorable night in Seville.

Sterling dispatched an unstoppable shot into the top corner, after being on the receiving end of an inch-perfect pass from Marcus Rashford, to break the deadlock before netting his second of the night courtesy of a close range tap-in after some commendable work by Harry Kane, who made a run and pulled it back across goal to create the chance.

The goals will come as a huge relief to the player, who has been under the scanner for quite sometime now due to his inability to replicate his goal-scoring form for Manchester City at the international stage. Furthermore, Sterling's performance on the night will prove to be the perfect riposte to his critics.