England manager Gareth Southgate is attempting to build a squad of leaders ahead of the World Cup and that may lead to another new captain for Tuesday's friendly with Brazil.
Southgate initially kept faith with Wayne Rooney following the sudden departure of Sam Allardyce. However, Rooney quickly became a peripheral figure for the national team and Southgate opted to share the armband among his squad to cultivate leadership qualities.
Jordan Henderson, Joe Hart, Gary Cahill and Harry Kane have all skippered their country in that period, with Eric Dier becoming the sixth different player to lead the team out under Southgate in Friday's encouraging 0-0 draw with Germany.
Dier, at 23, became the fifth-youngest post-war England captain and Southgate could change skipper again in the team's final match of 2017.
"I will have a think about Tuesday,'' the England manager said.
"The key was to build a group of people who are happy leading and can take more responsibility.
"Eric is another one who has great maturity and tactical understanding of the game and can show a bit more authority at times and have a bigger impact on others.
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