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There is only one weekend of Premier League football left before the international break. The Euro 2020 qualifiers resume next weekend, with Portugal already qualified due to their UEFA Nations League victory over Netherlands in the finale.
After impressing in the World Cup last summer, all eyes will be on the England squad next year in the European Championships. The competition is scheduled to be held from 12th June to 12th July next year, in 12 countries, Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, Romania, Russia, Scotland and Spain.
The qualifiers which resume next week will give the footballing world a fair idea of how the teams could fair next year at the big stage.
England play Bulgaria and Kosovo in the coming few weeks, and coach Gareth Southgate is going to have nightmares about his team selection. Due to almost every English player performing impressively in the past few weeks in the Premier League, the selection becomes even more difficult for the FA.
Today we take a look at the top 3 players who deserve a place in the squad for next weekend's International matches, thanks to their game deciding performances in the past few weeks.
#3 James Maddison (Leicester)
It is unbelievable how quickly James Maddison has rose through the ranks of English first tier football in such a less amount of time.
After impressing at Norwich in the 2017-18 season when he won the Norwich's Player of the Season award, Maddison signed for Leicester in 2018 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £20 million.
Since then, Maddison has been one of the integral parts of the Leicester squad, creating the linkage between the defense and attack by dominating the midfield.
For the past few weeks, Maddison has put up some really impressive performances, especially against Chelsea where the Foxes managed to secure a point in a brilliant second half performance.
With Eric Dier, Ross Barkley and Jesse Lingard not in their best forms currently, Gareth Southgate might benefit from choosing Maddison over his Premier League counterparts.
#2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United)
Frankly, with Trent Alexander-Arnold around, England don't really need a first team right back for quite a few years from now. But England's squad depth has always been a point of criticism from the followers.
Gareth Southgate and his staff do not have a realistic backup option for Alexander-Arnold in the right back position, and it his high time the Three Lion's management start preparing themselves for the same.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka can be a really good option for the English team where Southgate can rotate the squad a little, preparing for any upcoming injuries leading to the Euro 2020.
Both Wan-Bissaka and Alexander-Arnold have similar age frame and characteristics, and this can be a huge factor in creating a perfect England squad for the future with a great squad depth.
In addition to the off-field factors, Wan-Bissaka has been brilliant for the Red Devils since joining them from Crystal Palace this summer in a £45 million deal. Within just a few weeks, United fans have accepted him as the rightful successor to long time right-back Antonio Valencia.
#1 Mason Mount (Chelsea)
Mason Mount has been Frank Lampard's wildcard, both at Derby County last season and this season at Chelsea. It is fairly early to take a call on the consistency of the midfielder, but his performances in the last two games have been making headlines.
The 20 year old scored on his home debut against Leicester and added to his tally last weekend when he opened the scoring against Norwich at Carrow Road.
Mount can walk in to the England senior team easily right now, replacing the off-form Jesse Lingard and Eric Dier, in addition to the fact that he also brings some young and fresh legs to the squad.
The Chelsea midfielder might not get his start for the English squad even if selected by Gareth Southgate, amidst competition from Dele Alli and Jadon Sancho, but there is a dearth of young midfielders in the squad right now which needs to be filled.
England play Bulgaria at Wembley on 7th of September at 4 pm UK time, as they look to increase their lead at the top of their Euro 2020 qualification Group A table.
