Gareth Southgate has already outline Kieran Trippier's importance to England after recalling the Newcastle defender. The 31-year-old is a part of the Three Lions squad to face Hungary, Italy and Germany next month.
Trippier has been absent from Eddie Howe's squad for the last three months after damaging his metatarsal against Aston Villa, but returned against Manchester City and started the final game of the season against Burnley. There were question marks over Trippier's inclusion at left-back in the Euro 2020 squad, but Southgate insisted he'd become a 'defensive animal' during his time with Atletico Madrid.
The Three Lions boss told journalists that he wary of defensive doubts at the back ahead of England's Nations League fixtures, he said: "We've picked extra numbers there, we've got quite a few doubts at the back. It's a bit of a minefield in terms of players that have missed football, coming back from injury, some have only had one 90 minutes, with a couple unavailable in terms of Luke Shaw and Ben Chilwell that haven't played anything at all really."
