Everton forward Wayne Rooney struck a goal in each half before Steven Gerrard converted a late goal to give England a comfortable win.

After the disappointment of the France match on Sunday, England now have renewed hope of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

And Eriksson said: "It's a good job done. When you lose as we did on Sunday you never know what the reaction will be.

"I thought the reaction would be very good - and it was. We were nervous at the beginning, it was difficult to keep the ball.

"But we've done the job and the three points are the most important thing today.''

Rooney was undoubtedly the star of the show as he became the youngest player to score in the European Championship at the age of 18 years and 237 days.

The Swede said: "He worked very hard and congratulations to him - at 18 that performance at this level is wonderful.

"The heat affected both teams but I'm happy because our fitness level is much better than it was in the World Cup in 2002 - so that's good for the future.''

England now take on Croatia in their final group match on Monday.