Agreed. I think Rodri is the best in the world, and Rice plus Kimmich and maybe Tchouameni are just behind him.

I feel quite smug about this one. I remember seeing him play for Belgium in one of his first ever games for the national team. He was raw but had bags of talent and ran rings around the opposing full back. I said then that he’d go onto be a top player, and it looks like that’s coming true.