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Gareth Southgate told he should have picked Jadon Sancho and not Raheem Sterling

Gareth Southgate has been told he should have picked Jadon Sancho instead of Raheem Sterling for England's next two games.

Manchester City star Sterling is in the Three Lions squad facing friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast. But Manchester United winger Sancho again misses out after his latest snub by England boss Southgate. And former Arsenal and England forward Paul Merson reckons Southgate is making a big mistake not rewarding Sancho for his recent revival at Old Trafford.

Merson wrote in his Daily Star column: "Gareth Southgate should have picked Jadon Sancho instead of Raheem Sterling in his England squad. Surely you're better off having Sancho in the squad than Sterling. We know what Sterling can do. We know he's going to the World Cup.

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