England: Lingard recalled to squad for World Cup qualifiers
Michael Keane appears to have uploaded a cryptic post in response to being left out of the England squad by Gareth Southgate. The centre-back will be left at home for the Three Lions' World Cup qualifiers with San Marino, Albania and Poland despite being a regular under Southgate in the past few years.
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There was a deserved recall for John Stones, while Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings and Eric Dier also made the squad.
Dier has struggled for form this season and has not been playing regularly for Tottenham, with many surprise to see him included on the squad list.
The likes of Keane, Godfrey, Ezri Konsa, Lewis Dunk and James Tarkowski have a right to feel hard done by.
Southgate has not been shy to make several high-profile decisions, also leaving out Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Michael Keane was left out of the England squad by Gareth Southgate (Image: GETYY)
Here it is… your first #ThreeLions squad of the year! ??????
The England boss cited that his performance levels have dipped in recent months, as he opted for Reece James, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker ahead of him.
Both Trippier and Walker have been left out of the squad themselves since the 2018 World Cup, proving there is still time to turn things around.
There were also first call-ups for West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins.
Those left behind will get two weeks of rest to recharge the batteries ahead of the run-in.