England manager Gareth Southgate received a brutal and timely reminder of the concerns that still follow his side around as the countdown ticks towards Euro 2024 in Germany this summer.

The loss to Brazil in a Wembley friendly is hardly an earthshaker in the grand scheme of things - and all analysis must be shaped within the context of this being a revamped England team without injured talisman and captain Harry Kane along with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka.

In other words, it was not a night for definitive judgements.

It was, however, still a very painful, disappointing occasion as England suffered their first loss since the World Cup quarter-final against France in Qatar in December 2022, as well as a first reverse at the stadium in 21 games going back to the Uefa Nations League defeat by Denmark in October 2020.

And old, familiar problems still exist, even though Southgate was putting a surprisingly glass half-full gloss on a performance that could have brought a more emphatic defeat than the one inflicted by substitute Endrick's late goal; he is the youngest to score at Wembley at the age of 17 years and 246 days.

England had occasional moments - Ollie Watkins' first-half miss being their biggest chance - but two glaring flaws stand out in what should be a display of some concern for Southgate.

Yes, it was a friendly and England's side had a somewhat experimental nature as Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon was given his debut, with Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa and Manchester United's 18-year-old prodigy Kobbie Mainoo also winning their first caps as substitutes.