The former Barcelona coach believes that the Three Lions have "top" young players and that the national team have been burned by previous struggles
Pep Guardiola believes England's current generation of talent is capable of challenging for major international honours – although the Manchester City boss remembers the Three Lions being in a similar situation not so long ago.
City duo Raheem Sterling and John Stones featured for England during the recent international break, with Gareth Southgate aiming to make his mark as manager following a run of disappointments at major tournament finals.
Southgate boasts a youthful and talented core, with the likes of Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Sterling among those providing reasons to be cheerful, although a catalogue of failures means optimism around the England side appears to be as hard a sell as it ever has been.