"Myles Lewis-Skelly paid the price for his lack of game time and now the City man gets his opportunity to stake a claim for a World Cup spot. The 20-year-old now goes into camp having become the latest defender to shut out Mohamed Salah. That's less of an achievement than it used to be, but O'Reilly still had to show tenacity and patience against this nuggety, late-era version of the Egyptian superstar."
"After a 4-0 win, presumably it was smiles all round for Aston Villa? It felt that way as Unai Emery and his players departed the pitch after destroying Bournemouth. For Harvey Elliott, though, it was another difficult afternoon. Omitted from the match squad for the third successive league game (though he was ineligible to face his parent club, Liverpool), the 22-year-old last played for Villa on 2 October as an 86th-minute substitute against Feyenoord."
Nico O'Reilly earned selection in England camp after a robust showing for Manchester City, limiting Mohamed Salah and exhibiting tenacity and patience against the experienced forward. The 20-year-old regularly won the ball, supported attacks, and could claim England's most open full-back position if Pep Guardiola trusts him in big matches and he avoids injury. Harvey Elliott has been omitted from Aston Villa's matchday squad for the third straight league game and last played on 2 October as a late substitute. Elliott was ineligible to face parent club Liverpool, faces strong competition from Emi Buendía, Ross Barkley and Morgan Rogers, and requires ten appearances to trigger a permanent £35m transfer.
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