Kobbie Mainoo is set to be unleashed against Belgium
Gareth Southgate is a man spoilt for choices when it comes to team selection.
Bar Luis Enrique and Didier Deschamps, arguably none of his European counterparts can boast the same embarrassment of riches in the middle of the park.
It is simultaneously why England will head to Germany as one of the teams to beat in the Euros this summer and why Southgate admitted earlier this month midfield was the area of the field was hardest to balance.
The emergence of Kobbie Mainoo may go a long way in restocking the one cupboard that has been often relatively bare during Southgate's tenure.
The Manchester United midfielder made his England debut in the 1-0 loss to Brazil at Wembley on Saturday and is set to be handed his first start against Belgium on Tuesday night.
After replacing Conor Gallagher late in the second half, the Stockport-born teenager completed 100 percent of his 18 passes in an eye-catching cameo.
Playing further upfield from Declan Rice, the teenager played with the poise and calm of a man 10 years his senior.
It was a familiar sight to anyone who has watched him for United this season, where he has brought a degree of control to a team with an almost chronic penchant for frenetic football.
Take the winner against Wolves for example. With United rocked by conceding a last minute equaliser, Mainoo simply slalomed past three defenders before slotting the ball in the bottom corner.
Against Luton two weeks later, it was telling to see the 18-year-old speak at length to five-time Champions League winner Casemiro after the Brazilian twice risked being sent off with wild lunges while on a yellow card.
Mainoo's poise could be the ideal foil for Rice, who alongside Jude Bellingham is England's only certain starter in midfield.
Kalvin
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