But I bet you never expected one for a place in England’s World Cup team. Morgan Rogers v Jude Bellingham promises to be a No.9 derby with a difference, one taken from the park pitches of the Black Country to the international stage.
The pair, pals since childhood who regularly played both against and alongside each other in their teenage years, would appear in direct competition for a starting spot in Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions line-up.
Right now it is Halesowen-born Rogers, having backed up his excellent performance against Serbia last month with a goal and man-of-the-match display in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Wales, who has stolen a march over his fellow Midlander.
Bellingham, somewhat remarkably, for the moment finds himself on the outside looking in, not selected for the current squad despite his wishes having recovered from shoulder surgery.
No-one is doubting the 22-year-old’s ability for a second, not least Tuchel. Bellingham has the potential to be the greatest player of his or any other generation. Barring injury, he will be on the plane to America next summer, no question. If England are to win the World Cup, he will have a big role to play.
Whether he is guaranteed a place in the starting XI, however, now feels rather less certain than before.
In a week when Steven Gerrard bemoaned the inability of England’s so-called golden generation to focus on the team rather than the individual, branding them “egotistical losers”, the win over Wales provided a timely reminder the best blend doesn’t have to include all your best players.