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- Jesse Lingard 13/2 to start in first match at 2022 Qatar World Cup
- Declan Rice is 1/2 favourite to start for England in their first 2022 World Cup game
- Mason Mount can complete a 4/1 acca that him, Rice and Phillips start again
Jesse Lingard 13/2 to start in first match at 2022 Qatar World Cup following good start to season at Man Utd
Jesse Lingard has proven to be part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's thinking when it comes to his Man United squad, with 2 goals in his 3 league appearances so far this season.
Lingard was on loan for the second half of the season last year and it was expected that this would have made him get into the England squad for the Euro's.
This wasn't to be though and eventually Gareth Southgate didn't take him to the tournament but he was included in his initial 33 man squad and featured in pre-tournament friendlies before the Euro 2020 competition got underway.
With odds of 13/2 with bookies to start at the World Cup next year, Jesse Lingard knows that he may find it tough to get chances as the season continues.
It'll be interesting to see if he goes out on loan again for the second half of the season as he did last year.
Declan Rice is favourite to start for England in their first 2022 World Cup game
Declan Rice has arguably been one of England's rising stars over the past 18 months and he's come on leaps and bounds in terms of Gareth Southgate's team.
Sitting in the centre defensive midfield role is never easy on the international stage, yet Rice has taken to it like a duck to water and now sees himself as the favourite to start in midfield at the 2022 World Cup.
Rice featured in all 7 of England's Euro 2020 games and is expected to do the same at the World Cup next year, especially if Southgate decides to play a similar formation at the tournament.
Kalvin Phillips starred alongside Rice at the Euros and he's 6/5 with betting sites to start in the opener at the World Cup in 2022.
Mason Mount can complete midfield trio in 4/1 acca
Mason Mount was the other midfielder who tended to start the majority of games at the Euros in front of Rice and Phillips and Southgate may decide to do more of the same at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
At odds of 4/7 with bookmakers, Mason Mount is the second favourite in the 'to start England's first match of the 2022 World Cup' midfielder market which shows just how likely he is to feature for England.
The likelihood of all three men starting comes in at just over 4/1 with betting sites suggesting that there is a 20% chance of Southgate going with the same midfield trio again for this tournament.
| To start for England in the first match of the 2022 World Cup | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| Mason Mount | 4/7 | 63.3% |
| Kalvin Phillips | 6/5 | 45.5% |
