A differing tale of two cities...

His selection of passes, vision and execution were of the highest quality.

The reason why Hodgson has been almost obsessive in his desire to force an undercooked Jack Wilshere into his squad is because he doesn’t think anyone else can do the job.

Well, alongside Michael Carrick, Rooney gave a more than passable impression of s omeone who is perfectly capable of filling that role.

To my mind, a spot in England’s engine-room for the country’s leading scorer, allied to the talent in front of him, would solve a problem for Roy.

It would leave us with an attack that oozed goals, menace and know-how.

And it would give us a high-quality engine with which to feed it. THE M69 divides the cities of Leicester and Coventry. But, as far as football is concerned, they are far more than 24 miles from one another.

This week, Claudio Ranieri (below) & Co paraded the Premier League trophy in front of 250,000 adoring souls.

The celebrations have been long, loud and magnificently well-organised by the city council.

In this same week, Coventry announced plans to quit the Ricoh Arena and ground-share with the rugby club.

The Butts Arena is a two-minute walk from the centre, but needs an extra 10,000 seats added to bring it up to a capacity capable of hosting a 15,000 crowd.

Between them, Coventry’s owners, a north American hedge fund called SISU, and the local authority have wrecked a football club that carries the hopes of the population in England’s 10th largest city. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.