He is 31. He may not be that quick and certainly not as quick as he was. He may have lost a bit of mobility. He does not really press. His status as an automatic selection has even been placed in unexpected doubt.

Lee Carsley finished with five wins and one defeat, as England ended top of Group B2 at the Nations League ahead of Thomas Tuchel's arrival in January

Harry Kane has warned that the England team's culture "takes a long time to build and maybe not so long to lose" and called on the senior players to help maintain a positive feel around the camp. England will secure promotion back to UEFA Nations League A on Sunday if they beat Republic of Ireland at Wembley having taken control of their destiny with an impressive 3-0 win over Greece earlier this week.