Tuchel leaves out Real Madrid player and Walker
Anderson and Spence called up for the first time
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been left out of the England squad by Thomas Tuchel. The Real Madrid player’s omission was the most striking decision by the head coach, who has given first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence.
Kyle Walker, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish are also not in the squad for World Cup qualifiers at home to Andorra and away to Serbia. Marcus Rashford and Adam Wharton have returned together with Marc Guéhi, Tino Livramento, Jarrod Bowen and John Stones.
In May Tuchel warned Alexander-Arnold he must bring a single-minded focus to the defensive side of his game because one slip at the World Cup next summer could mean England pack their suitcases and go home. The head coach said then that he regarded Alexander-Arnold as a right-back, albeit a “unique” one, rather than a midfielder as he named him in his squad for games against Andorra and Senegal.
