""I just wanted to change my boots - that was it," Saka told ITV Football. "It's a performance we can be proud of. It was a clean strike. I was happy it went in.""
""You know these types of players who are always going to put the ball in the right position for you," Eze said of Phil Foden's assist for him. "I just saw the opportunity and it went in. There are a lot of talented [forwards] who are [in the squad] and aren't here. "It's the type of competition that you want to be around and it's going to help the team, for sure.""
"The Three Lions had already qualified for the finals in the US, Canada and Mexico and have won all seven matches in the campaign without conceding."
Bukayo Saka scored with a volley in the 28th minute to give England a 1-0 lead in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Serbia. He asked to come off after the goal to change his boots and was not injured. Eberechi Eze added a second goal in the 90th minute following a Phil Foden assist. England have already qualified for the 2026 finals in the US, Canada and Mexico and have won all seven qualifiers without conceding. Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly made his first England start, with Jude Bellingham on the bench and Morgan Rogers in midfield.
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