Lee Carsley drops £40m Newcastle United star from England squad as £55m duo retain their place
Lee Carsley has included Nick Pope and Anthony Gordon in his latest England squad
Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento has been dropped from Lee Carsley’s UEFA Nations League squad for upcoming tests against Greece and Finland.
The 21-year-old defender was selected in the England squad for the first time in his career back in August. The announcement came just days after teammate Kieran Trippier’s decision to retire from international duty at the age of 34.
After making the squad, Livramento expressed his gratitude to Carsley and the support he had given him during his injury struggles. The young right back notably sustained an anterior cruciate ligament, which ruled him out for 392 days before his transfer to Newcastle.
Livramento explained: “He’s obviously a great coach but as a person, he’s someone that’s kind of been there for me,” he told TalkSport.
“He had similar injuries and stuff like that, so when I was going through that part of my career, he helped me out a lot.
“You know, keeping me in the loop, still texting me, asking how I am. It’s hard to come by some someone like that in football, I guess.”
Livramento started the season strongly and played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over former club Southampton back in August. He retained his place ahead of Trippier in games against Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves, but has had to settle for substitute appearances in recent league outings against Fulham and Manchester City.
Elsewhere, Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon has retained his place in Carsley’s team after an impressive display against Manchester City which saw him score last weekend. Gordon has won six caps for the Three Lions and impressed in both outings following Carsley’s appointment.
Nick Pope, who pulled off a string of excellent saves against the league champions, also retain his place in the squad. He, along with Dean Henderson, will provide competition to Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Here we take a look at the full England squad, which also includes a first call-up in seven years for Tottenham Hotspur forward Dominic Solanke.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)