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Trent out of England squad
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been left out of England’s squad for tonight’s clash with Germany — but Ivan Toney has made the cut.
The Liverpool right-back’s World Cup hopes hang in the balance after he was an unused substitute in the 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday night.
Last week, Southgate said: “Of course, he does have a fantastic range of passing, we’re blessed with different profiles of player in that position.
“If we play with wing-backs, Trippier and Reece James are also exceptional with the ball, in different ways, and we’re always having to look at the full package with everything and assess the players on all of their attributes.”
Brentford striker Toney, 26, will hope to make his Three Lions debut at Wembley but Fikayo Tomori, James Ward-Prowse and Jarrod Bowen were all left out.
Jack Grealish is suspended after being booked at the San Siro and will sit out the final Group A3 clash.
Southgate: Contract no protection from sack
Gareth Southgate knows his long-term contract as England boss will mean nothing if the Three Lions flop in Qatar.
The 52-year-old is under pressure after the 1-0 defeat at Italy confirmed relegation from UEFA Nations League Group A3 with just one point and one goal from five games.
England face Germany at Wembley tonight in their final match before November’s World Cup and Southgate is fully aware that if the next three months do not go to plan, his deal being until 2024 will be irrelevant.
He said: “I know ultimately I will be judged on what happens at that World Cup.
“Contracts are irrelevant in football because managers can have three, four, five-year contracts and if results aren’t good enough then you accept that’s time to part ways.
“Why would I be any different? I’m not arrogant enough to think that having a contract should protect me in any way from results.”
And Southgate admitted he is fascinated to be observing the much-storied relationship between the England manager and the press from his side.
He added: “I have been in football for 30 years. I have seen pretty much everything.
“I have seen the cycle of war with the media. I have seen the absolute love-in and we are somewhere in the middle of that — or maybe not quite in the middle.
“That is fascinating to observe from my side and it is a life experience I knew at some stage would probably come with this job.”
