This archive report was first published on 15 November 2019.
England manager Gareth Southgate praised his side's ruthlessness after a 7-0 thrashing of Montenegro sealed qualification for Euro 2020 in style in their 1,000th match on November 15, 2019.
Even without Raheem Sterling, who was dropped by Southgate earlier in the week after a physical altercation with teammate Joe Gomez, England displayed the firepower that will make them one of the favourites for next year's European Championship.
Harry Kane moved into sixth in the all-time list of England goalscorers with a first half hat-trick to take his tally for the qualifying campaign to 11 in seven games.
"In the past we have maybe struggled against lower ranked teams who defend in numbers, but we have players who can open those teams up and a style of play that can do that," said Southgate. "We have qualified and done it clinically."
Southgate's men sealed top spot in Group A with a stunning record of 33 goals in seven games, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Marcus Rashford, Aleksandar Sofranac's own goal and Tammy Abraham's first at international level rounding off the scoring.
