Kyle Walker has played just two minutes for Manchester City this season as Rico Lewis has overtaken him at right-back for the Blues and now for England.
Is the changing of the guard happening before our eyes? Or will the master reclaim his place from the apprentice who keeps knocking on the door?
His form has prompted Pep Guardiola to call him one of the best players he has ever trained: "Rico has one incredible ability that for many years was difficult to find: always he is free. He is always alone. Whenever his mate has the ball, I don't know what he does but he is free. You can pass the ball to him and not just in a comfortable position but where the spaces are so tight.
He also insisted his route to playing more football - after seeing his minutes drop last season - was to not do anything differently. Just to keep things simple, not overthink, and let his football do the talking. He's certainly done that, even if he hasn't played at his preferred midfield position. “I knew that England were doing really well in the Euros and that meant that the lads like John Stones and Kyle Walker would be coming late and that would give me opportunities on the tour and then the first few games," Lewis said.
On Walker's part, he is back to full fitness but simply can't displace Lewis. That saw him left out of Carsley's first squad - a decision the interim manager put down to Walker's lack of minutes. If you're not playing, you can't be selected.
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