England coach Gareth Southgate insists Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford remains his No1.

Rival Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois mocked Pickford for failing to save Adnan Januzaj's shot.

Pickford has failed to keep a clean sheet in Russia but asked if he was still his No.1, Southgate said: “Absolutely. Yes, no question.

“I am really pleased with his performances. He knows the belief I have in him.

“He is an important fit for the way we want to play.

“I don't think he's had much chance with the goals that have gone in.

“That can be a goalkeeper's lot at times. But he has to make sure he knows the views of those who are important and, like everyone else, cut himself away from the outside views that can start to inhibit your thinking."

At 6ft 1in, the Wearsider is four inches shorter than his Belgian counterpart but Southgate said size is not an issue.

He added: “We were talking about keepers at a conference once and Martin Thomas – who is a brilliant coach educator now and was Under-21s goalkeeping coach – was talking about the difference between a couple of goalkeepers.

“Size-wise, he was saying, we're talking about a Cadbury's Creme Egg between them.

“That's what it is. Of course some keepers are 6ft 6in, but they have things they're not so good at."