'I wouldn't be playing for England if I hadn't joined Nottingham Forest': ELLIOT ANDERSON on going to a new level at the City Ground, leaving Newcastle, Thomas Tuchel's crucial pep talk, his World Cup 'dream' and the manager that changed his career

Elliot Anderson always knew he was a good footballer. He couldn’t ignore the evidence. He was on the books of Newcastle United from the age of eight.

But for a while he hid from the obvious. He turned away from it. He played it down at school. The need to blend in trumped any need for playground recognition.