England coach Gareth Southgate says Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling is capable of being a future Three Lions captain.

Southgate revealed Sterling has been promoted to the “leadership group" which is designed to be a players' committee to represent the whole squad.

He said: “In between November and March, observing his maturity and influence, I felt that would be a good step for him.

"I think when you speak to other young players, he's one of the first they speak about making them feel really comfortable in the environment. That was a really important move for him.

“We've had three or four players captaining the team, and Raheem is developing lots of the qualities those guys have. He has those qualities.

"It's difficult to talk about a potential captain when the captain, Harry Kane, is in the hotel waiting to go out for dinner, but in terms of his personal qualities, he's shown some outstanding personal qualities."