Thomas Tuchel has apologised for upsetting Jude Bellingham with his “repulsive” comment at the end of last season as he reflected on the surprise exclusion of Trent Alexander-Arnold from his England squad – and the awkward phone-call that went with it.
The head coach has given first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra at Villa Park and Serbia in Belgrade while there were recalls for John Stones, Marc Guéhi, Tino Livramento, Adam Wharton, Marcus Rashford and Jarrod Bowen.
