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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Lack of England representation highlights Man Utd's recent damaging demise

England's latest round of international friendlies has sprung a few surprises in terms of who Gareth Southgate has decided to call-up.

However, arguably the most eyebrow raising element of the select group of players picked for friendlies against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast is the lack of Manchester United representation. For decades, the Red Devils have seen a whole host of their players establish themselves as Three Lions regulars.

The infamous 'Golden Generation' of the early to mid-noughties included the likes of Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney, while Euro 2020 saw Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho both miss spot-kicks in the final.

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