Conor Gallagher has been compared to Frank Lampard ahead of the 2022 World Cup after being named in Gareth Southgate's 26-man England squad.
The midfielder was a surprise inclusion in the cohort named on Thursday by the Three Lions boss after only being demoted to play with England's Under-21s in September. The 22-year-old is yet to play a game for his country whilst being in the Chelsea squad after all of his four games came whilst on-loan at Crystal Palace.
As a tenacious midfielder, Gallagher looked to have missed out on the chance of making the squad after a poor start to life at Stamford Bridge in which he was left floundering in midfield as a double-pivot before being sent off half an hour into his home debut.