Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling was delighted to prove England’s matchwinner for their Euros victory over Croatia on Sunday.
Sterling struck the only goal of the game for the 1-0 win.
He later said, “It feels good to score. I always said if I played at Wembley at a major tournament I had to score and it’s great to finally do that.
“There’s a lot of different reasons why I haven’t scored for my club and it’s totally irrelevant now. I’m here with England and I’m enjoying my football. That’s the most important thing.
“Have I justified my selection? [after several seconds]…I’m trying.
“It’s great to get off to a win and now we have other games to look forward to. It’s been a long season for me but I couldn’t wait to get here and get started with England. With England, I knew it would be a positive one.”