Newcastle United 21-year-old in line for squad call-up after fresh injury blow

Livramento was left out of the initial 26-man squad - which features club teammates Lewis Hall and Anthony Gordon - that was named on Thursday and is instead due to link up with the under-21s ahead of friendlies with Spain and the Netherlands.

However, a spot at right-back could open up in Lee Carsley’s squad after Trent Alexander Arnold was forced to withdraw half an hour in to Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday night.

Both the Reds and England are waiting to learn the extent of the issue. In a scenario where Alexander-Arnold has to pull out of Three Lions duty then Carsley will likely source a replacement.

Livramento wasn’t named in the October squad but was later added following injuries to Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White. The former Southampton full-back remains uncapped having been an unused substitute in all four of England’s Nations League fixtures so far.

The 21-year-old has represented England from under-15s to under-21 level.

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“The pathway is amazing,” Livramento said recently. “When you first get picked you’re meeting so many players from so many different areas of England. Obviously when you’re at a club in the south and you’re only 14 or 15, you don’t really play a lot of the northern teams so you don’t know too many of their players.

“All of sudden you’re seeing these players who are absolutely unbelievable! It seems crazy to think about that now. I was so young at the time that my parents would be the ones who would be told I was in the squad – my mum and dad would always know before me. You would know when the call would be coming so you’d be waiting nervously for that conversation.

“I’ve got so many happy memories from that time. The first time you put on an England shirt is just crazy. Even though you’re under-16, the feeling is just incredible.

“Coming through every age group and making an appearance for every one is something that I’m really proud of. There probably aren’t too many players who have done it, so it’s very special. The people you meet and the coaches you have all the way through, they’re the memories that really stay with you.”

Livramento has started eight of Newcastle’s opening 13 games in all competitions. Last week, he was highly praised for keeping Gabriel Martinelli quiet in last weekend’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal.