The rondo eventually stops at 45 passes. For half a minute Kyle Walker and Sam Johnstone are innocent bystanders caught in a hail of pure piss-taking punishment. Rico Lewis to Cole Palmer, back to Lewis. To Kieran Trippier. Over to Jordan Henderson. Harry Kane and Phil Foden nudge it between themselves a few times for a laugh. Walker, one of the greatest covering defenders English football has produced, lunges at his former teammate Palmer and gets sent for brunch.
Remember, this isn’t even the A-team. By the common consent of his teammates, the filthiest rondo technician in the England…
