Both face a stiff challenge to do so, though Henderson could feature in Saturday's friendly to gain fitness. Henderson and Maguire are part of the spine of Southgate’s first-choice team and have 90 caps between them. On the one hand, the strength of this England team is, for the first time in many years, their creativity and their ability to play instinctively. What is for sure is that the margins for Southgate’s team over the next month — if England last that long — will be very fine. But this is undoubtedly an England team that has a different feel to it and much will be asked of the national coach from this point on.

Source: Daily Mail June 04, 2021 21:43 UTC