Antonio Conte has said "reliable" Eric Dier is now among the top defenders in the Premier League but insists he has too much respect for Gareth Southgate to try to convince him to recall the centre-half for this month’s internationals.
Dier has been tipped to return to Southgate's England squad for the first time in nearly two years after establishing himself as the lynchpin at the heart of Conte's back three.
