England
Jordan Pickford 6 None of the funny stuff from England’s No 1 who was composed and decisive on the rare occasions he was called into action.
Kieran Trippier 6 No problems for the Atlético Madrid man who did his defensive work well and delivered a number of quality crosses.
Michael Keane 5 Not asked to do an awful lot but looked the most likely to be troubled if he was. Booked and gave away a risky free kick.
Harry Maguire 6 A comfortable evening for the United man who was given very little to worry about. Had a decent headed opportunity from a corner.
Danny Rose 5 Did the dogged part well but the expressive part a bit less so. Crosses were off target too often and he was booked at the end.
Declan Rice 6 Grew in confidence and influence as the game went on. Dynamic in knitting together both passing and pressing moves.
Jordan Henderson 6 Played well within himself. Spread the ball intelligently, kept possession moving and hardly gave the ball away all evening.
Ross Barkley 6 Perhaps the player who still has most to prove. Put himself about and, while his play was patchy, he had some smart moments in the game.
Raheem Sterling 9 Playing at a different level from pretty much everyone else on the pitch. Smarter, faster, more decisive. Deserved more than one goal.
Harry Kane 8 A hat-trick but this was basically an average performance from the England captain. So consistent.
Marcus Rashford 6 His influence grew as the match waned as a contest. Needed more from him in the first half but he was involved in two goals.
Substitutes Mason Mount 6 (for Henderson, 67) Had a couple of ambitious attempts at goal. Jadon Sancho 6 (for Sterling, 71). Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6 (for Kane, 77).
Bulgaria
Plamen Iliev 4 Couldn’t do much about the second and third goals but was badly at fault for the opener by overcomplicating a goal kick.
Strahil Popov 5 Put his body on the line defensively but was pressed so deep that the wing-back never offered any outlet for the beleaguered visitors.
Nikolay Bodurov 4 Eventually substituted after losing his battle with Rashford. Tripped the United man for the penalty and booked for pulling him down.
Georgi Sarmov 5 Linchpin of the defence. Did well enough against Kane in the opening period but was overrun in the second half.
Vasil Bozhikov 5 Produced some determined defending without much to show for it. The centre-half did at least get one good sliding tackle in on Sterling.
Anton Nedyalkov 5 It was hard to fault the wing‑back for effort. Got forward more than Popov on the opposite flank but Sterling had him on toast.
Galin Ivanov 4 Produced a couple of decent bustling runs but made little impact from wide and was substituted.
Ivelin Popov 6 The Bulgarian skipper looked an elegant figure at the base of midfield and forced Pickford into a good save from a free kick.
Kristiyan Malinov 5 Popov’s partner in central midfield did a lot of thankless running as Bulgaria struggled to get a foothold in the game – and boy was it thankless.
Wanderson 6 Easily Bulgaria’s most creative player. Forced a decent opportunity in the second half but his shot was well saved at the near post.
Marcelinho 4 Did not make much of a contribution to the game having neither the pace or the power to trouble the England defence. Substituted.
Substitutes Kristian Dimitrov 4 (for Bodurov, 65) Gave away the second penalty with a clumsy foul on Kane. Kiril Despodov 6 (for Marcelinho, 67). Daniel Mladenov (for Ivanov, 82).
