England have been told that they have no chance of winning the World Cup next summer if Jude Bellingham is unavailable.
That is the verdict of Arsenal legend Perry Groves , who claimed the Real Madrid star is one of three irreplaceable Three Lions players.
Bellingham is the main absentee from Thomas Tuchel 's latest squad after undergoing surgery to fix a long-standing shoulder complaint .
Without the 22-year-old , England laboured to a drab 2-0 win against Andorra in a game devoid of creativity and guile .
Eberechi Eze deputised for Bellingham in the No.10 role, but was one of three attackers singled out by Tuchel for criticism post-match, and talkSPORT's Adrian Durham rated the new Arsenal signing a 3/10 .
It was a performance that instantly silenced debate