

Stand-in England captain Marc Guéhi called for perspective after Tuesday's 1-0 World Cup warm-up defeat to Japan.

ESPN takes a look at exactly how the extraordinary scenario of 11 English teams qualifying for Europe can occur.

In less than 18 months, the Man City playmaker has gone from England mainstay to the fringe of the squad for this summer's World Cup. Can he play his way back in?

Based on a simple combination of ability and tactical importance, we've reranked the best players in order at the Big Six Premier League clubs.

Manchester City are expected to seek talks with Rodri this summer before pushing ahead with negotiations over a new contract, sources have told ESPN.
Marcus Bettinelli
#13 · G
Gianluigi Donnarumma
#25 · G
James Trafford
#1 · G
John Stones
#5 · D
Nathan Aké
#6 · D
Rúben Dias
#3 · D
Marc Guéhi
#15 · D
Rayan Aït-Nouri
#21 · D
Josko Gvardiol
#24 · D
Rico Lewis
#82 · D
Max Alleyne
#68 · D
Abdukodir Khusanov
#45 · D
Kian Noble
#90 · D
Kaden Braithwaite
#61 · D
Charlie Gray
#59 · M
Mateo Kovacic
#8 · M
Bernardo Silva
#20 · M
Rodri
#16 · M
Phil Foden
#47 · M
Tijjani Reijnders
#4 · M
Rayan Cherki
#10 · M
Matheus Nunes
#27 · M
Nico González
#14 · M
Nico O'Reilly
#33 · M
Sverre Nypan
#41 · M
Floyd Samba
#75 · M
Erling Haaland
#9 · F
Antoine Semenyo
#42 · F
Jérémy Doku
#11 · F
Omar Marmoush
#7 · F
Savinho
#26 · F
Reigan Heskey
#92 · F
Ryan McAidoo
#56 · F
Tyrone Samba
#97 · F