LEE CARSLEY has made some surprise selections as he names his first England squad for next month’s Nations League matches.
The 50-year-old was appointed interim manager by the FA earlier this month following the departure of Gareth Southgate.
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Lee Carsley named his first England squadCredit: Reuters
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Morgan Gibbs-White is one of four players to earn their first senior call-up Credits: PA
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Former Man Utd star Angel Gomes was also called up Credit: PA
And he will start a new era for England with a new team.
Four players earned their first senior call-up to the Three Lions – Tino Livramento, Morgan Gibbs-White, Angel Gomes and Noni Madueke.
Manchester City youngster Rico Lewis – who has one game under his belt – has secured his place after a strong start to the Premier League season.
Jack Grealish returns to the squad after being left out of Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad.
Harry Maguire is also back in the squad after a calf injury.
As expected, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and captain Harry Kane are included.
Ben White remains unavailable as he ruled himself out of Euro 2024 earlier this year.
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Lee Carsley’s first senior England team
Neither is Newcastle full-back Kieran Trippier.
The 33-year-old announced his retirement from international football earlier today – just hours before Carsley revealed his squad.
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Aaron Ramsdale, Kyle Walker, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Adam Wharton and Ivan Toney – who all traveled to Germany for Euro 2024 – have been left out.
Jarrell Quansah, Marcus Rashford and James Maddison are absent, while Luke Shaw, Jude Bellingham, Jarrad Branthwaite and Curtis Jones are out with injuries.
Interim manager Carsley leads the England U21 team from 2021.
He led the Young Lions to glory at the European Championship last year in Georgia.
Three of the four uncapped players – Gibbs-White, Gomes and Madueke – played for England in that tournament.
Gomes, 23, who currently plays for Lille in Ligue 1 after leaving Manchester United in 2020, has not played since suffering a horrific head injury against Reims two weeks ago.
For Madueke, the call-up continues his incredible start to the season which saw him score a hat-trick for Chelsea at Wolves last weekend.
The blue ace, 22, has 20 appearances for the under-21 team.
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- Aaron Ramsdale
- Kyle Walker
- Lewis Dunk
- Jarrell Quansah
- Joe Gomez
- Adam Wharton
- Marcus Rashford
- James Maddison
- Ivan Toney
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- Luke Shaw
- Jude Bellingham
- Curtis Jones
- Jarrad Branthwaite
Carsley has appointed Ashley Cole as his assistant for the foreseeable future.
England have two Nations League games on the schedule next month.
The Three Lions first travel to Ireland before hosting Finland at Wembley.
Speaking about his new role, Carsley said: “It’s a real proud moment for my family and I. It’s been a busy few weeks juggling work and seeing as many players as possible.
“I understand that I am in a really privileged position. Today it was important to lead the team.
“It was important to bring in new faces.”
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