Harry Kane hits out at referee who “bottled” big decision against Spain

England were denied a late equaliser against Spain on Saturday night.

Spain beat England 2-1 at Wembley both team's first match in the UEFA Nations League. But it could have been different, as England were denied a late equaliser after the referee judged Danny Welbeck to have fouled David De Gea. https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1038528081311526915 Speaking to Sky cameras after the match, England captain Harry Kane was critical of the referee's decision not to award the goal, claiming that he had "bottled it". https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1038531236879392768 "In those big moments you need a ref to stay strong and unfortunately he's bottled it. Danny [Welbeck] just stood there, De Gea's gone up and caught the ball and landed on top of Danny," Kane said.

"Somehow the referee's given a foul."

"We were disappointed to finish that way; I thought we played well, especially in the second half," said the England captain. England took the lead early in the first half through Marcus Rashford, who latched onto the end of a fizzing cross from Luke Shaw. Spain responded quickly, equalising through Saúl and taking the lead through Rodrigo minutes later and going into the break 2-1 up. The second half was goalless and tainted by Luke Shaw's injury and Welbeck's disallowed goal.