England’s striker Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with England’s defender Tyrone Mings during the international friendly football match against Romania at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, June 6, 2021. — AFP pic
LONDON, Nov 4 — Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho was left out of England’s squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino while Marcus Rashford and Jude Bellingham were recalled as manager Gareth Southgate announced his selection today.
Southgate also dropped Kieran Trippier and Jesse Lingard but included Reece James after the Chelsea defender recovered from injury.
Sancho, who moved to United in the close season from Dortmund, has seen his game time restricted at Old Trafford, making 12 appearances in all competitions but mostly coming off the bench.
England sit top of Group I with 20 points from eight games, three points ahead of Poland. They host Albania on November 12 and play San Marino away three days later.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) (Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) — Reuters