Trent Alexander-Arnold dropped from England's make-do-and-mend squad
The TelegraphFor all the talk of the riches available to Gareth Southgate and how is he going to fit all the exciting young attacking players in his squad for the Euros the reality can bite. At least 10 players were ruled out through injury – a reflection of just how taxing this season has inevitably become which meant beyond a surprise first call-up for the Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins the other news was about the comeback kids: Jesse Lingard – who Southgate admitted was perhaps fortunate to be included - John Stones and Luke Shaw all earning recalls. England are remarkably well stocked at right-back with Southgate name-checked Villa’s Matty Cash and Leeds United’s Luke Ayling although, tellingly perhaps, not Aaron Wan-Bissaka who continues to be overlooked. Injury meant Jordan Pickford, Joe Gomez, Jadon Sancho, Jordan Henderson, Harvey Barnes, Danny Ings, James Maddison, Jack Grealish, Tammy Abraham and Callum Wilson could not make the 26-man squad he named for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.