Southgate

From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.

However, he said he was not interviewed by the Football Association to replace Gareth Southgate, with Thomas Tuchel appointed Three Lions boss last October.

When Wharton was selected for England's Euro 2024 squad, manager Gareth Southgate said the midfielder was the type of player the Three Lions had missed "for seven or eight years", and praised his forward-thinking game.

After being overlooked by Gareth Southgate for Euro 2024, Grealish will want to give himself the best chance of making it to the 2026 World Cup.

It follows criticism by former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate, who said he feared young men were "falling into unhealthy alternatives like gaming".