England's right back XI: From Alexander-Arnold to James, Three Lions have enough depth to field an entire side

England have remarkable strength in depth at one position

It is hard to remember a time when any one nation had such a sizeable talent pool in one specific position as England right now have in their right back corps. It is enough, if you happen to be particularly enamored of fullbacks, to take one back to the glory days of Italian strikers at the turn of the century or the period in the early 2010s where Spain had a clutch of attacking midfielders on the peripheries of their squad that other managers would build their team around. The sheer weight of numbers available to Southgate in just one position are remarkable. All of the Premier League's top 12 have fielded a potential England international at right-back at some stage this season and you can add the potential champions of Spain, who look a different team with Kieran Trippier in the starting XI to the mix. While the decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the squad for World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland prompted much consternation it is hardly as though his rivals are scrubs picked up from the lower leagues. Explaining his decision to drop Alexander-Arnold from his squad, Southgate said: "It's simply that we think Reece James and Kieran Tripper have had exceptional seasons, really, with their clubs and Kyle Walker is in great form with Manchester City.