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Reece James, Trent, Trippier, Walker: Who is England's best right-back?

England manager Gareth Southgate named his latest Three Lions squad on Thursday afternoon ahead of a pair of Nations League clashes with Italy and Spain later this month.

Although Southgate will be intent on achieving positive results in both fixtures, his 28-man squad selection has implications far beyond the Nations League.

With the 2022 World Cup now just a little over two months away from getting underway in Qatar, the England boss has some difficult decisions to make.

Deciding who gets a seat on the plane to the showpiece tournament is just the start of the many dilemmas facing Southgate in the near future.

Soon enough, it’ll be time for the 52-year-old to select his starting XI for England’s opening match of the tournament – against Iran on November 21.

While some positions won’t cause Southgate too much of a headache, there’s certainly a choice to be made at right-back, as evidenced by the fact that no less than four players who specialise in that role were named in Thursday’s squad.

Trent-Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker are the four names in contention for the right-back berth.

In an era without so much competition, all four would arguably be nailed-on for a start.

Only one can claim the coveted role at the 2022 World Cup, though.

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In fact, with the 28-man squad still needing to be trimmed down to 26 before the tournament – and the likes of Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford due to return from injury – it’s doubtful that Southgate will have room to accommodate four right-backs in his final selection.

Recent form always has a big say in these calls and so we’ve taken to Squawka’s comparison matrix to pit

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