England boss Gareth Southgate claims that he wants the national team to excite the players when they step onto the field to take on Slovakia in November, coming close after the fairly poor matches for World Cup qualification at the start of September.

After having claimed a comfortable 4-0 win over Malta in the latest qualifier, England will be able to go one step closer towards qualification with a victory over Slovakia. The Slovakians are widely seen as the biggest threat for England reaching the World Cup 2018 automatically or having to go through a play-off.

Southgate had to deal with several complex issues across the pitch, but he watched his team demolish Malta in an away match, even if it wasn't as exciting as it could have been.

Replicating the same against an opposition of better calibre in front of the supporters at the Wembley stadium will be at different task. England have struggled in front of the home crowds due new to the pressure upon them, a bit like the Leicester fans who bought tickets via this link, who have a new expectancy at winning matches after their Premier League triumph, which was still just 2 seasons ago!

Southgate may be happy with the overall result against Malta, but three of those goals came in the latter stages of the match.

Southgate wants his team to excite the fans with their style of play. England have a two-point advantage over second placed Slovakia, and a victory will leave the Three Lions on the verge of reaching the World Cup automatically.

"We have some exciting players and we want to show that. We have a responsibility to get the Wembley crowd on their feet but equally, everywhere we go in the world the home crowd give the team a lift. It will be great if we can get the level of support that stadium can bring. The whole country wants to be at the World Cup. It is a great opportunity for us. We are playing good opposition so we have to make sure we are tactically prepared, which we will be, but also have belief in the team we have got," said Southgate.