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'We got lucky' - Sterling relieved to make winning Nations League start after spot-kick heroics

Raheem Sterling has admitted that England rode their luck with their late victory in their Nations League opener over Iceland on Saturday - but the forward added that the team has "a bright future" ahead of them.

The Manchester City man was the hero in a frantic final five minutes in Reykjavik after a game marked by a relative pre-season rustiness sparked to life with penalties at either end of the pitch.

With captain Harry Kane substituted off, it was Sterling who stepped up to calmly bury his side's spot-kick down the middle after he saw a shot handled in the box by Sverrir Ingi Ingason.