Morgan Rogers (left) and Jude Bellingham continue to be good friends off the pitch
England head coach Thomas Tuchel's World Cup strategy has put lifelong friends Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers on a collision course going into next summer's showpiece.
Any rivalry between the gifted pair would be in a purely footballing context - they were born five miles apart in the Midlands and share close bonds stretching back to their days in junior football.
Real Madrid superstar Bellingham posted photographs of them playing for England's junior teams, after Rogers made his debut in the 3-0 win away to Greece a year ago, with the words: "Congrats brother. Come a long way."
And Aston Villa's 23-year-old Rogers referred to Bellingham as his "little big brother" after making his first Wembley appearance for England against the Republic of Ireland three days later.
