Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz believes one non-English Manchester City player could get into the England starting lineup.

Pep Guardiola has several players from other countries who would be deemed at the level to play for Gareth Southgate's side.

Manchester City had 14 players represent them at Euro 2024 - out of whom Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic's Croatia side were officially knocked out of the tournament on Tuesday night.

Names like Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku are players who would undoubtedly get into England's squad.

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Whether that weakness is down to a lack of world-class quality, depth or the unsuitable profile of player in relation to the manager's demands.

The Three Lions are no different - as they have a lack of experience amongst their centre-backs in tournament football and apart from Luke Shaw, they lack a top-quality left-back as well.

When quizzed about which Spanish players could get into the England starting XI, one of the two players Carlos Alcaraz named was Rodri.

The 21-year-old told BBC Sport: "Rodri. Rodri, yeah."

"Rodri, [Alvaro] Morata as well, for example. Those two, I am happy with those two."

Rodri would walk into the England XI Declan Rice has been England's mainstay at the base of midfield for a number of years.

But several pundits believe Rodri is a superior player to Rice, with Cesc Fabregas opting for the former over the latter as the better holding midfielder.

In May, Gary Neville claimed that the Spaniard is miles better than the Englishman as a traditional number six.

While Declan Rice has somewhat struggled to operate as an elite conductor in the middle of the park for England at the ongoing European Championship, the PS62 million man has seemingly found fulfilling the role a walk in the park for Spain.

A pairing of Rice and Rodri would perhaps be the dream midfield duo for any football fan, including Carlos Alcaraz.

However, the 28-year-old would be an upgrade on the Arsenal dynamo if either of the two had to be picked in an England side - with the former's ability to effortlessly break the lines and dictate the tempo of the game a quality that the Three Lions have sorely lacked in Germany so far.