Euro 2016: England's James Milner fifth best player at Euro 2016 - Uefa form tracker

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From left to right: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, James Milner and Danny DrinkwaterImage source, Reuters
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Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, James Milner and Danny Drinkwater feature in the Uefa barometer of top 100 players in Europe

England's James Milner is currently the fifth best player among Euro 2016 teams, says a Uefa rankings tool.

Fellow midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who was left out of Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad on Tuesday, is the eighth highest-rated Englishman.

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo tops the Uefa 'barometer',, external with Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic second.

The list is based on form for club and country from 1 January, 2016, including Euro 2016 qualifying.

"The barometer runs official player statistics through a specially designed algorithm to create rankings based on player performances," said Uefa., external

Players are classed as goalkeepers, full-backs, central defenders, defensive midfielders, central midfielders, attacking midfielders, wingers and forwards.

Striker Marcus Rashford, 18, is 93rd on the list, four places above Manchester United team-mate and England captain Wayne Rooney.

Uefa added: "The data considered for each player is specific to the position type.

"For example, tackles and interceptions are considered to be key statistics for defensive midfielders, while successful dribbles and crosses are core stats for wingers."

Euro 2016 in France starts on 10 June.

Uefa barometer

Player

Country

Position

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal

Forward

2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Sweden

Forward

3. Antoine Griezmann

France

Forward

4. Dimitri Payet

France

Attacking midfielder

5. James Milner

England

Central midfielder

6. Saul Niguez

Spain

Central midfielder

7. Koke

Spain

Central midfielder

8. Sergio Ramos

Spain

Central defender

9. Toni Kroos

Germany

Central midfielder

10. Juanfran

Spain

Full-back

Selected others

12. Gareth Bale

Wales

Forward

15. Dele Alli

England

Attacking midfielder

23. Harry Kane

England

Forward

28. Jamie Vardy

England

Forward

34. Eric Dier

England

Defensive midfielder

42. Ryan Bertrand

England

Full-back

47. Adam Lallana

England

Attacking midfielder

51. Danny Drinkwater

England

Defensive midfielder

53. Robbie Brady

Republic of Ireland

Winger

70. Shane Long

Republic of Ireland

Forward

93. Marcus Rashford

England

Forward

98. Steven Davis

Northern Ireland

Central midfielder

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