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THOMAS TUCHEL defended today the surprise selection of “serial winner” Jordan Henderson in his first England squad and revealed even the veteran midfielder thought his international career was over.
Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor raised eyebrows with his first squad since taking charge after handing out some eye-catching call-ups, for new faces and familiar ones, along with some surprising omissions.
Myles Lewis-Skelly, 18, and Dan Burn, 32, received their maiden call-ups for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia, while Marcus Rashford and Reece James were recalled after long periods out of the international set-up.
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