Slattery played 90 minutes in centre midfield for the Young Lions in their final Group A game of the tournament.
Sheffield Wednesday’s George Hirst fired a penalty in on 26 minutes to give England the lead before Mizuki Ando then levelled for Japan just before the hour mark.
It wasn’t until the 78th minute that the Young Lions finally sealed victory with another spot kick. This time Martell Taylor-Crossdale fired the penalty into the top left corner after Demetri Mitchell was fouled in the area.
The victory sees England top Group A and move into the final four of the tournament, as they look to retain the title they won last year.
| Southampton’s weekly transfer news round-up | It’s been another week full of speculation, fun and games surrounding Southampton, and scrutiny still clouds Claude … 04-06-2017 |
Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been linked with a move to Saints, according to a national newspaper.
Reports claims that the Dutchman, who has been in charge of football giants such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team, claim there has been ‘low-key’ approaches by teams, including Southampton.
Van Gaal is currently without a club after taking a year off.
Bookies currently have Van Gaal at 20/1 to take over at St Mary’s, if current manager Claude Puel leaves the club.
Puel’s future at the club still remains in doubt, with 68% of Saints fans saying they want the Frenchman to go in a Daily Echo poll.
Liverpool won’t give up on Virgil van Dijk - and are ready to match Manchester City’s offer for the defender.
As the Sunday Mirror revealed , City are in pole position to land the Southampton skipper in a £60million deal.
Van Dijk is set to trouser over £200,000-a-week in a monster five-year deal that will make him the world’s most expensive defender.
The Reds are willing to compete with both their rivals by offering van Dijk a similar financial package, reports the Liverpool Echo.
But Liverpool face a real battle to convince the Dutchman to move to Anfield.
City and Chelsea have both put forward their own strong cases with the decision now ultimately down to the player.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are still working to seal their first major signing of the summer as their pursuit of Roma winger Mohamed Salah reaches a conclusion.
The Reds have been in talks with their Italian counterparts over the 24-year-old Egypt international.
It’s believed personal terms have been verbally agreed with Salah, who turned down a move to Anfield in 2014 when opting to join Chelsea instead.
Now the clubs are still discussing a fee with Liverpool having already seen a £28m offer rejected.