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Southgate names his squad for Germany and Brazil friendlies

Posted by Team England at 14:00 on Thursday 02 November 2017

England manager Gareth Southgate has named his squad to play Germany and Brazil at Wembley this month.

A 25-man group has been selected for the games, which see the Three Lions continue their preparations for next summer’s World Cup.

And Southgate has handed first senior call-ups to three players, with Swansea City striker Tammy Abraham, Liverpool defender Joe Gomez and Crystal Palace midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek all named in the squad after previously featuring for the U21s.

There’s also a return to the squad for Manchester United’s Ashley Young, whose last cap came over four years ago as a substitute in a 0-0 draw with Ukraine during the qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Danny Rose is also back in the squad after an injury had kept him out of the last few games.

“We’re in a position now where we’ve qualified for the World Cup and we always wanted to look at the team and how we want it to evolve,” revealed Southgate, in relation to the younger players he’s called up.

“This is an opportunity to look at new players and a different way of playing and I think the beauty of my position is that I know the young players in the system.

“These lads are players who, right through the age groups, have been recognised as being our best players and they’re all playing well with their clubs and having a good impact.

“This is a great opportunity to see if they can fit into the senior team and they’ve got the chance to stay there if they do well.”

The squad will report to St. George’s Park on Monday to begin their preparations for the games, with the current World Cup holders first up on Friday 10 November.

Brazil are then the visitors to Wembley four days later on Tuesday 14 November for England's final game of the calendar year.

Tickets for both games are on sale now, so click here for more details on the Germany game and click here for the Brazil fixture.

The Squad
Tammy Abraham – Swansea City (loan from Chelsea)
Dele Alli – Tottenham Hotspur
Ryan Bertrand - Southampton
Jack Butland – Stoke City
Gary Cahill - Chelsea
Fabian Delph – Manchester City
Eric Dier – Tottenham Hotspur
Joe Gomez - Liverpool
Joe Hart – West Ham United (loan from Manchester City)
Jordan Henderson – Liverpool
Phil Jones – Manchester United
Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
Jesse Lingard – Manchester United
Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Crystal Palace (loan from Chelsea)
Harry Maguire – Leicester City
Jordan Pickford - Everton
Marcus Rashford – Manchester United
Danny Rose – Tottenham Hotspur
Raheem Sterling – Manchester City
John Stones – Manchester City
Kieran Trippier – Tottenham Hotspur
Jamie Vardy – Leicester City
Kyle Walker – Manchester City
Harry Winks – Tottenham Hotspur
Ashley Young – Manchester United