So all it took for Harry Maguire was to come halfway around the world to find himself.
Cast out at Manchester United, Maguire was always going to start for Gareth Southgate in England's opening World Cup match, regardless of whether the Three Lions boss went with a back four or a three. Some players are just constantly picked by international managers regardless of what they do at club level, after all.
Thankfully for the millions watching in England it was the former and not the latter that Southgate decided upon. Iran proved to be nowhere near good enough to need three central defenders at the back, and two might even have been a push.
