Uncapped 19-year-old Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold, has been named in Gareth Southgate’s 23-man England squad for this summer’s World Cup.
Defender Gary Cahill has been recalled and there are also places on the plane to Russia for Chelsea team-mate Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart and midfielder Jack Wilshere have not been included,along with left-back Ryan Bertrand.
England start their Group G campaign against Tunisia on 18 June, before games against Panama and Belgium.
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana is one of five players on standby for the tournament, along with Burnley keeper Tom Heaton, Clarets defender James Tarkowski, Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook and fellow midfielder Jake Livermore of West Brom.
“I believe this is a squad we can be excited about,” Southgate said.
“It is a young group but with some really important senior players, so I feel the balance of the squad is good, both in terms of its experience, its character and also the positional balance.”
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley).
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United).
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Standby: Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jake Livermore (West Brom), James Tarkowski (Burnley).
| England’s key World Cup dates | |
|---|---|
| 2 June | v Nigeria (friendly) |
| 7 June | v Costa Rica (friendly) |
| 12 June | Squad leaves for Russia |
| 18 June | v Tunisia (opening group game) |
| 24 June | v Panama (second group game) |
| 28 June | v Belgium (final group game) |
