Once Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from international football last month, attention turned to who would succeed him as captain.

Before the Everton striker made it clear that his England career was over, Harry Kane wore the armband when Rooney was not selected by manager Gareth Southgate.

However, for wins over Malta and Slovakia in the current international break, Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson was given the captaincy.

Southgate has insisted that he is undecided on who the permanent leader will be, effectively leaving the door open for all the players ahead of next summer’s World Cup.

Ex-Manchester United and Everton player Phil Neville believes that the Three Lions boss will be making the right decision if he selects Henderson.

The 27-year-old was given the honour at Liverpool when Steven Gerrard left the club in 2015, and Neville thinks that the midfielder is becoming a worthy leader.

In his column for Sky Sports, Neville wrote:

“I think Henderson has grown into the role for Liverpool and I thought he produced a captain’s performance on Monday night, so I see him as the favourite to have the armband at the World Cup now.

 “If you are looking at what you want from a captain then the way he plays, the fact he speaks well and his role in the heart of the team makes him the perfect candidate.

“Harry Kane has also obviously had the armband but I don’t like strikers being captain because you don’t want to put extra pressure on top of scoring goals.”