No Leah Williamson, Alex Greenwood or Jess Carter – Maya Le Tissier must grab Lionesses centre-back opportunity and prove her point to Sarina Wiegman

Most important for Le Tissier, though, is that she takes advantage of opportunities like this week, the kind of which won’t happen often. She did that last month, impressing as a centre-back in her first chances there in an England shirt, and she has to do it again because in the next camp in the New Year, it’s likely that the position is going to be fully restocked with Williamson, Greenwood, Carter, Morgan and herself all involved.

It’s not been easy for Le Tissier as of late. She went into the last camp as one of the most in-form defenders in the country and in the entire England squad, having starred in United’s incredibly impressive start to the new season. However, things have gone a little off the rails for both the Red Devils, who have lost three of their last four, and Le Tissier, who has been leading a defence that has conceded 12 goals in their last five games.

Of course, it’s not all been on the United captain, who was actually one of her team’s best performers in the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa earlier this month. An injury to Phallon Tullis-Joyce, the Red Devils’ excellent goalkeeper, has also been a notable factor in that skid.

Regardless, this week offers Le Tissier a chance to put that all to one side and focus on taking what could be a big moment in her England career. “It is absolutely an opportunity to step up and show where the players are who are in the squad now,” Wiegman said of her centre-back absentees this month. Le Tissier will hope she is granted the chance to do exactly that – and in a central role, rather than out wide.