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Gareth Southgate\u2019s men were brought down from their World Cup high by Spain, but England\u2019s UEFA Nations League defeat was overshadowed by a nasty-looking injury to Luke Shaw.<\/p>\nGareth Southgate\u2019s men were brought down from their World Cup high by Spain, but England\u2019s UEFA Nations League defeat was overshadowed by a nasty-looking injury to Luke Shaw.<\/p>\n
The Three Lions got the reception they deserved at Wembley as they returned to action for the first time since equaling their best-ever World Cup performance on foreign soil.<\/p>\n
But Spain gave Southgate an illustration of the work still required as Saul Niguez and Rodrigo secured the visitors a 2-1 comeback win after Marcus Rashford had opened the scoring in their first-ever Nations League match.<\/p>\n
This was England\u2019s first competitive home loss since Steve McClaren\u2019s men fell to Croatia in a crunch qualifier in November 2007, but the inauspicious start to Group A4 paled into insignificance when compared to Shaw\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old produced a world-class pass for Rashford\u2019s opener on his first international start since September 2015 \u2013 just a week before the hideous injury that he this week revealed nearly cost him his leg.<\/p>\n
But Shaw\u2019s assured return to England duty came to a shuddering halt minutes into second half.<\/p>\n
The left-back required lengthy treatment after colliding with Dani Carvajal and hitting the deck, eventually leaving the field on a stretcher and wearing an oxygen mask.<\/p>\n
The Football Association said it is not as serious as it looked, but the shock naturally took the sting out of the second half.<\/p>\n
England pushed on in the closing stages but could not find an equalizer, with substitute Danny Welbeck seeing a goal ruled out deep in stoppage-time.<\/p>\n