Luke Shaw admits he had been watching England matches with a hint of regret before returning to the fold in the World Cup qualifying win in Albania.

The Manchester United left-back collected his first cap since September 2018 as the Three Lions secured a 2-0 victory to maintain a winning start to Group I.

Shaw crossed for Harry Kane to open the scoring in Tirana before Mason Mount wrapped up three points for the visitors – who next face Poland at Wembley.

The 25-year-old will be hoping to retain his place on Wednesday night and then for the upcoming European Championship after revealing he had rued his previous missed opportunities at international level.

The England captain has been in fine form for Tottenham but had gone 16 months without an international goal – and was pleased to keep plugging away to end his barren run.

"I have always said as a striker, sometimes you go through spells where everything you touch goes in and sometimes it just doesn't go your way," he said.

"I think I had a few off the line in that spell and an offside goal that I don't think was offside.

"That is part of being a striker, you just have to stay focused on doing your job for the team and thankfully we did that as a team and it is great to get the three points."