England return to World Cup qualifying action this week with Thomas Tuchel under pressure to solve a plethora of issues that threaten to ruin his bid to win next year’s tournament.

Tuchel has made an underwhelming start to his reign and the German must use qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia to resolve the problems that marred his first four games.

AFP Sport looks at the most pressing topics ahead of Saturday’s clash with Andorra at Villa Park:

Lift the gloom

England sit top of Group K with three wins from three games, six goals scored and none conceded — but appearances can be deceptive.

Tuchel’s side laboured to a 2-0 win against Albania in his first match in March and needed two second-half goals to put a flattering gloss on a 3-0 victory over Latvia.

The sight of England labour

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