England team news has been leaked.
England team news has been ‘leaked’ ahead of Thursday’s Nations League clash against Greece at Wembley – with one notable surprise.
The Three Lions are looking to make it three wins out of three under interim boss Lee Carsley, and three Nations League wins.
Carsley made several changes to the squad from last month’s matches, with Jude Bellingham returning after suffering a foot injury.
Tino Livramento, Curtis Jones and Dominic Solanke have received call-ups, with Kyle Walker also back in the squad.
According to the Daily Mail, Carsley is looking to freshen up his starting XI at Wembley.
It is claimed that Bellingham has been training as a centre forward at St George’s Park, with the Real Madrid star operating in a ‘false nine’ role.
Cole Palmer and Phil Foden have also trained in attacking roles, with Carsley preparing to shake up his starting XI significantly from the wins over Republic of Ireland and Greece.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Levi Colwill are expected to be selected at right-back and centre-back respectively, while John Stones will captain the side.
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Anthony Gordon and Rico Lewis are also expected to start at Wembley.
Stones will captain England in the absence of Harry Kane, who limped off in the latter stages of Bayern Munich’s 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
While Kane has travelled to be part of the squad, Carsley has confirmed that England will take ‘no chances’ over his fitness.
Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, the interim manager said: “Harry’s nursing an injury. A small knock. It’s something we won’t take a chance with.
“We’re not ruling him out yet of the game, but he won’t start the game. He’ll be in contention then for Sunday.
“Time will tell. It’s not something we should be rushing.”
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Wayne Rooney snubs Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane when naming England’s best player
The former Manchester United and England man has named his pick.
Wayne Rooney has revealed who he thinks is England’s best player and it may surprise fans.
England take on Greece at Wembley on Thursday before travelling to face Finland on Sunday.
Interim manager Lee Carsley will look to continue his perfect start since taking over from Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024.
He oversaw two wins in his first two games, with victories against the Republic of Ireland and Finland in September.
The former Everton midfielder called up several new faces to his first squad, with Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White and Angel Gomes all making their debuts in last month’s international break.
While in his latest squad, Carsley called up Spurs forward Dominic Solanke – who has not been capped since November 2017.
Carsley has a number of world-class players in his squad including Ballon d’Or contenders Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Phil Foden.
When asked to pick the best player in the squad, former England captain Rooney was in no doubt.
“Phil Foden, for me,” Rooney told talkSPORT.
“I know he hasn’t played that much this season for Man City, but Phil Foden at his best is the best player England have got.
“Cole Palmer has been sensational since going to Chelsea, and you see everything Jude Bellingham is doing at Real Madrid. But for me, Phil Foden is the one, I really enjoy watching him.
“They’re very talented. I just hope they haven’t missed it in the last few tournaments because obviously, someone like Harry Kane, who has scored a lot of goals, if he’s not quite there in two years’ time at the next tournament, what effect does that have?”
Phil Foden will be looking to impress with England (Credit:Getty)
Foden was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season for the 2023/24 campaign.
But he has been unable to replicate the same form on the international stage.
At this summer’s Euros, Foden featured seven times but failed to register a single goal or assist as England lost to Spain in the final.
He has since made an underwhelming start to the new season and has not scored in the Premier League so far, having featured in four league games. However, he did net in City’s Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava last Tuesday.
Rooney was quick to praise several other Premier League stars, clearly favouring players in attacking positions.
The former United man also voiced his concern that England have missed out on key opportunities to win trophies, having lost the last two Euros finals.
“Hopefully, they find a new one [goal scorer] in that time or Kane is still banging them in,” added Rooney.
“I just hope they haven’t missed it but then again they’ve still got Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, James Maddison… they’ve got lots of exciting young players. They will be there or thereabouts in the next tournament, I’m sure, and hopefully, they can get over the line.”
