The Rico Lewis story is one that has been told plenty of times over the last two seasons, but another chapter could be written this week.
Called up to the senior England squad for the second time, Lewis is suddenly the Three Lions' most senior fit right-back. Kyle Walker is out, Trent Alexander-Arnold is out, Kieran Trippier is out, Reece James is out.
Ezri Konsa replaced Walker against Brazil but isn't a right-back, with Lewis potentially in line for a second senior cap against Belgium tonight.
Just like at City, Lewis has essentially bypassed the under-21s at international level. At the City Football Academy, Lewis only made 10 under-21 appearances before he was fast-tracked to Pep Guardiola's first team in the summer of 2022.
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