Lee Carsley has been rocked by an extraordinary eight withdrawals from his England squad to face Greece and Republic of Ireland in the Nations League, Phil Foden an unexpected name on the absentees list where he joins his Manchester City teammate Jack Grealish.
Carsley, in interim charge for the final time before he hands over to Thomas Tuchel in the new year, has reacted by giving a first call-up to Morgan Rogers, reward for the attacking midfielder’s dynamic form at Aston Villa this season. Also called in are Jarrad Branthwaite and Jarrod Bowen plus the uncapped Tino Livramento and James Trafford.
