Southgate fine with tough calls

Gareth Southgate insists he is not afraid to make tough selection decisions ahead of his second game in charge of England, away to Slovenia on Tuesday.

Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney was booed by some sections of the Wembley crowd during the 2-0 win over Malta on Saturday after being deployed in midfield.

Southgate must now decide whether to stick with 117-cap Rooney for the trip to Ljubljana as he faces his first key dilemma since taking over on a temporary basis in the wake of Sam Allardyce’s exit.

Any such decisions pale into insignificance to Southgate though, when compared to those made when in charge at cash-strapped Middlesbrough in 2009 when staff had to be let go as the club attempted to cut debts.

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