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England boss Hodgson delighted with comfortable win over Peru

England coach Roy Hodgson was delighted with their comfortable 3-0 win over Peru last night. Hodgson's side breezed past the South Americans thanks to goals from Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and Everton's Phil Jagielka.

Hodgson was delighted with the patience shown by his side, as they wore down their dogged opponents.

He told ITV: "When you play against teams with 10 men behind the ball you have to be patient but I had no doubt we would win.

"They would tire and 3-0 is the minimal acceptable achievement. It was also good for some of the young players to get out here at Wembley."

The Three Lions were cheered on by more than 80,000 fans at Wembley.

And Hodgson was delighted to give them something to cheer before the crunch games in Brazil get underway.

"It was a wonderful send off to the World Cup by a quite incredible crowd," he added. "We had to be patient but we were dominant throughout.

"It is the perfect end to a perfect two weeks. I am delighted that 85,000 fans came here to wish us well on our way."

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