City duo feature in England opener

Manchester City duo Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling both started in England’s Euro 2016 opening game draw with Russia.

The Three Lions were held to a 1-1 draw after Eric Dier’s free-kick opener was cancelled out by a stoppage time header from Vasili Berezutski.

Hart had little to do during the game, bar preventing goalscorer Dier from heading into his own net.

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The 29-year-old could do nothing about the looping header that pulled Russia level and showed his capability to organise the defence, who are known to be vulnerable from set-pieces.

Sterling, meanwhile, added directness and speed to the England line-up but lacked quality in his final ball at times and was replaced by James Milner for the final five minutes.

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Playing as a wide midfielder, Sterling led a number of breaks in the second half and had a goal correctly disallowed for offside.

England are now second in the group with one point, two points behind leaders Wales – who beat Slovakia 2-1 earlier on Saturday.

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Roy Hodgson’s side will now face Wales on Thursday as they look to take control of the group.

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