LONDON -- Thomas Tuchel justified Jude Bellingham 's omission from this England squad in part by claiming a need to identify an alternative should injury strike the Real Madrid star in the future.

Thursday's authoritative 3-0 victory over Wales here at Wembley was further evidence that he may have found not just another option but a genuine competitor for Bellingham's No. 10 spot.

Morgan Rogers impressed in last month's 5-0 win over Serbia to the extent that he was entrusted to continue the job. It took him, and England, just three minutes to pick up where they left off in Belgrade, smartly converting Marc Guéhi 's cutback to open the scoring.

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