Tuchel drops Alexander-Arnold from England’s squad

Trent Alexander-Arnold was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad, with call-ups for uncapped duo Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence.

Right-back Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool for Real Madrid in the summer and was named in Tuchel’s previous squad.

However, he has not been named in the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

Alexander-Arnold, 26, was left out of the starting line-up for Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Real Oviedo last Sunday.

Nottingham Forest midfielder, Anderson and Tottenham, full-back Spence get their first call-ups, though Everton winger Jack Grealish misses out despite Tuchel’s assistant Anthony Barry watching him impress in last weekend’s win against Brighton.

There are recalls for Marcus Rashford and Adam Wharton, while 35-year-old Jordan Henderson – who has featured in three of Tuchel’s four games in charge – is again included along with Morgan Gibbs-White.

But there is no place for Kyle Walker, 35, or Ah-Ahli striker Ivan Toney. Tino Livramento gets his first call-up since Tuchel took charge.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is out through injury along with Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill.

England play Andorra – who are 174 in FIFA’s world rankings, at Villa Park on Saturday, September 6. It will be the first time the senior side played at Aston Villa’s home since a goalless draw with the Netherlands in 2005.

Tuchel’s side then travel to Belgrade to play Serbia on Tuesday, September 9. England sit top of Group K with three wins out of three, although they did lose their last match 3-1 – a friendly against Senegal at the City Ground on June 10.

Full England squad
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Dean Henderson
Defenders: Reece James, Marc Guehi, John Stones, Dan Burn, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed Spence
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Adam Wharton, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice
Forwards: Harry Kane, Eberechi Eze, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins.

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