Capello has faith in midfield axis

The midfield duo played together for the first time under Capello this week and although they will be separated on Sunday - Lampard was one of seven players from the Champions League final not travelling to face Trinidad and Tobago - the Italian sees a future for them both to feature.

Capello started Gerrard on the left in the 2-0 win against the United States on Wednesday and said: "I think this because in this position Gerrard is a very dangerous player for the opposition and he is free for every movement."

He added: "He does not always come back into defensive positions but he does that sometimes as well. I was very glad for his performance."

The argument is that Lampard and Gerrard are too similar and after the win at Wembley, even Capello started to describe the qualities of the Chelsea midfielder before correcting himself as it was Liverpool's skipper he was talking about.

Gerrard playing on the left could be seen as a waste of his talents, although he did pick up the man-of-the-match award from the sponsors after scoring the second goal against Bob Bradley's side.

His preferred position is in the middle, where Lampard plays his natural game.

"Lampard always plays well," Capello added.

"They are very good players and very important players for me. I think the good players can be played together in the same team."