Stewart Downing: 'England coped well against Scotland'

England winger Stewart Downing has claimed that the team dealt well with the pressure during Tuesday's win over Scotland.

The Three Lions defeated the Tartan Army 3-1 at Celtic Park last night in what was a hotly-contested friendly in Glasgow.

England were tipped to find the atmosphere intimidating before the match, but Downing believes that they did a professional job against the Scots.

"They are a difficult team to play against, they are well organised and work hard and put us under a lot of pressure," he is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"They made it difficult for us in the first 15-20 minutes, but I thought we dealt with it really well and I thought the quality came through with the goals. It was a decent performance from us and a good win."

Downing's appearance against Scotland was his first match for England in over two years.