In accord: Joleon Lescott (top right) agreed with Milner

Barclays Premier League champions City and Champions League winners Chelsea each provide four of Hodgson's 23-man squad.

Lescott said: 'It can bode well for the country and the team, obviously coming in off the back of the Premier League title confidence will be high at the moment, and it will be the same for the Chelsea boys.'

Lescott also feels the manner in which City and Chelsea won their respective titles could be a plus for the national team.

City clinched the league title with two goals in injury time on the final day while Chelsea netted a late equaliser in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich before winning on penalties.

Asked if those remarkable finishes would give the players extra belief in tough times, Lescott said:

'You'd like to think so, obviously you look back and gain from past experiences and the last game of the Premier League is one of those experiences I'd like to look back on and gain something from, and I'm sure it will be the same for the Chelsea boys.

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