Thomas Tuchel takes aim at 'silent' England fans: Three Lions boss accuses supporters of failing to back the team and hits out at Wembley atmosphere after win over Wales

Thomas Tuchel took aim at England supporters by criticising a lack of atmosphere at Wembley during the victory over Wales.

Fans were performing Mexican waves and launching paper aeroplanes in the second half of a 3-0 win that was wrapped up inside 20 minutes.

Morgan Rogers scored his first England goal early on, followed by strikes from Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka.

But Tuchel was left unimpressed by the reaction of 70,000 home fans as England sauntered to victory, with thousands leaving before full time amid severe delays on the Underground.

'The stadium was silent,' Tuchel fumed. 'We never got any energy back from the fans. If you just hear Wales fans, it's a bit sad. The team deserved big support. What more can we give in 20 minutes?

'The support in Serbia was absolutely fantastic. I love English football fans but the atmosphere today didn't match the performance on the field.

'I stand by this statement. We cannot do more than being 3-0 in a derby. I was thinking, 'why is the roof still on the stadium?' I would have wished for a bit more support in phases where it gets difficult. In the second half to get behind us, there was a bit too much support for Wales.'

England go to Latvia on Tuesday looking to confirm a spot at next summer's World Cup but Tuchel doubled down on his suggestion that they will be underdogs in North America.

'We will be the challengers,' he added. 'Once we arrive there we will challenge the big nations.'

Saka – who Tuchel believes has another level to reach after injury after his stunning goal – believes that the Three Lions are moving in the right direction.

'I feel like we have a team with a lot of spirit,' Saka said. 'I can see what the manager is building. We are building something good, and it is exciting to be part of it. I feel we're progressing.'

Wales boss Craig Bellamy defended scheduling the friendly ahead of Monday's crunch World Cup qualifier against Belgium in Cardiff.

'I need to see where we are,' Bellamy said. 'You can play Lithuania if you want, no disrespect to them, try to break them down.

'Where do we want to go? Who do we want to be? Maybe there was a bit of anxiety. That [performance] today fills me with motivation. I want our young players to see this, feel that.

'When you get you're a*** kicked, you learn the most. And I got my a*** kicked. On Monday we have to be at the top of our game. I'd like our egos to be hurt and be annoyed.'