Gareth Southgate has explained why he believes he has selected a balanced England squad for the Qatar World Cup.
In-form Arsenal defender Ben White has been included alongside Everton's Conor Coady, Tottenham's Eric Dier and Manchester City's Kyle Walker, who underwent groin surgery last month. Marc Guehi and Fikayo Tomori, who have been in recent squads, miss out alongside the injured Reece James.
In midfield, the headline inclusions are James Maddison, who has been performing brilliantly for Leicester, and Chelsea youngster Conor Gallagher, who gets the nod ahead of Southampton's James Ward-Prowse.
