Tuchel was appointed England manager in October after Lee Carsley held the fort following Gareth Southgate’s departure. The former Chelsea boss was handed an 18-month contract and took the reins at the start of January, with his primary focus centred around winning the 2026 World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel's first England squad is in, and it's fair to say there are a few surprises. Seasoned internationals Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have returned, while there are first call-ups for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Dan Burn and no place at all for Morgan Gibbs-White and Jack Grealish.

England manager Thomas Tuchel says he has to "earn the right" to sing the national anthem. Tuchel, 51, named his 26-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia on Friday and said he will not sing God Save the King before those matches.