Rashford, Walker left out of England squad for Nations League fixtures
Marcus Rashford and Kyle Walker are among the omissions from Lee Carsley’s first England squad selection ahead of their upcoming Nations League fixtures.
There are some notable inclusions in the squad including four uncapped players.
Chelsea’s Noni Madueke fresh off his hat-trick against Wolves Nottingham Forest’s Morgan-Gibbs White, Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento and Lille midfielder, Angel Gomes, all make the squad.
The latter’s inclusion comes two weeks after he suffered a nasty head injury in a Ligue 1 match with Reims which led to him being taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
There are also returns to the squad for Jack Grealish who was left out of Gareth Southgate’s final Euro 2024 squad, Rico Lewis, Levi Colwill and Nick Pope.
One player who was not available for selection was Kieran Trippier, who today announced his retirement from England duty after picking up 54 caps during his career.
Ben White’s absence from the squad continues despite Gareth Southgate and Steve Holland no longer being part of the coaching staff.
Jude Bellingham was another player not available for selection after picking up an injury with Real Madrid.
Other players who made the Euro 2024 squad but have been left out, include Aaron Ramsdale, Luke Shaw, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Adam Wharton and Ivan Toney.
In his first squad announcement press conference, Carsley said that he wanted to ‘put my own stamp on the squad’ and vows to ask players to ‘play to their strengths’.
Regarding the omission of Walker, Carsley said: ‘I wanted to put a mark on the squad. Kyle hasn’t played this season. City are phasing him in gently and we have to respect that.’
Addressing the inclusions of Gibbs- White and Gomes, both part of Carsley’s U21 teams in the past, Carsley added: ‘Morgan is attacking, full of energy and with a great attitude. Excellent work rate. Lots of the players I have called in are used to winning.
Carsley’s first game as interim boss will be against the Republic of Ireland on September 7, before they play Finland three days later.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Rico Lewis, Tino Livramento, Harry Maguire, John Stones
Midfielders: Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher, Morgan Gibbs-White, Angel Gomes, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze, Jack Grealish, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Bukayo Saka, and Ollie Watkins. —DailyMail
