Fabio Capello is keen to test his theory that England's players are better during the club season than over the summer, as Gareth Southgate's side prepare for a winter World Cup.
Capello was England's manager for the 2010 World Cup campaign, when the Three Lions finished as the top scorers in all of European qualifying. They were unable to repeat that form in South Africa, though, scoring just three times in four matches and going out at the last-16 stage.
Southgate's team finished fourth at the 2018 World Cup and went unbeaten through their 10 qualifying games for Qatar. There have been concerns voiced after a difficult run of summer games in the UEFA Nations League, but Capello is keen to see whether his theory holds as the World Cup gets underway in the unfamiliar month of November.
