“We have to be careful. I don’t intend to go to Stockholm with a weak team. It is a massive occasion for Sweden, and they like me over there - or at least they used to, I’m not sure if they still do! But of course it would be nice to finish the term unbeaten and I’m aware of that. But on the other hand, I’m also conscious of the fact that a lot of players, the Gerrards and the Rooneys and the Carricks will be right up in the middle of European football as well, and I don’t know how much I can bash them. But I would certainly like to see one or two different players, with a view to February and March, and the Stockholm game gives me that opportunity.”