Thomas Tuchel names the squad for England's concluding World Cup qualifiers this week. He will have liked what he saw during Manchester City's Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.

Barcelona has been dealing with injuries with Pedri, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen, Joan Garcia, Gavi, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen all set to miss the Brugge clash. Lamine Yamal is dealing with pubalgia, but was announced as in the starting 11.

Rayan Cherki, lively and incisive in his recent outing against Bournemouth, stakes a strong claim to keep his place on the right. Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva supply continuity and control across midfield lines, with Silva particularly influential against teams that press man to man, as Dortmund often do when brave.

Follow Champions League reaction, including Manchester City 4-1 Dortmund, Newcastle 2-0 Athletic club, Qarabag 2-2 Chelsea.

The inevitability was that, wearing the captain’s armband, facing his former club, when he is in such irresistible form, Erling Haaland would score. The surprise was that anyone would outscore him. The unfortunate element for Borussia Dortmund was that,