England players 'devastated' by loss, says Phil Jagielka

The Liverpool striker struck either side of Wayne Rooney’s goal for the Three Lions to condemn Roy Hodgson’s men to defeat in Sao Paulo, leaving their hopes of staying in the tournament resting with Italy – who would need to win both their remaining games against Costa Rica and the Uruguayans.

Asked to sum up his feelings, Jagielka said: “Gutting. We played so well again in spells. 

"It didn’t go our way with Steven [Gerrard] flicking the ball on, and you just hope that he [Suarez] mis-hits one, but he hit the target and they win the game.

“We’ve not seen it again, but as a defender that’s the last thing you want to see. A punt down the pitch, a flick-on and a goal. As you can tell by my voice, everyone is absolutely devastated.

With England in the ascendancy following Rooney’s equaliser with 15 minutes to go, Jagielka admits it was frustrating not to go on a find a winner.

“We had them on the back foot. I’m not sure what went on with Daniel Sturridge’s penalty appeal, and we had a couple of chances, but obviously we just weren’t able to get that second goal.

“It it is a similar story to the Italy game. We played pretty well but not good enough.”