Jordan Henderson will captain England against Malta tonight as Gareth Southgate continues to ask different players to share the responsibility of leading their country.

Henderson, the Liverpool midfielder, will wear the armband for the third time and the first time since the 2-2 draw with Spain in November 2016. He will play in central midfield, while his new Liverpool team-mate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, is likely to start in a wide role against Malta.

Henderson was the player Southgate first turned to when he began pushing the previous skipper, Wayne Rooney, to the periphery of his plans.

Southgate has named Harry Kane, Gary Cahill, Joe Hart and Rooney as his captain previously and he reiterated on the eve of the World Cup qualifier that he would continue