After weeks of trepidation, Gareth Southgate announced the 26 players he will be taking to Qatar to represent England in the 2022 World Cup. Captain Harry Kane, West Ham's Declan Rice and Everton's Jordan Pickford, among others, were some of the expected call-ups, but one that may have been a slight surprise was the inclusion of Conor Gallagher.
The Chelsea midfielder, who won his first senior international cap in 2021 after excelling on loan at Crystal Palace, where he scored eight Premier League goals, was included in the Three Lions squad due to a number of reasons, with Southgate citing "his fantastic pressing" as one.
He added: "I think there are going to be moments at games where we are going to have to use different attributes. We feel he can be that sort of player. He isn't experienced, but he is a goal threat. Can score and create."
