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After dropping him from his latest squad, England manager Gareth Southgate handed Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho a huge reality check. Sancho won't feature for the Three Lions this month as they complete their World Cup qualifying campaign against Albania and San Marino.
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After switching the Bundesliga for the Premier League, the 21-year-old was expected to become a regular in Southgate's plans ahead of next year's World Cup in Qatar.
He secured a place in the Euro 2020 setup and featured sporadically throughout the tournament.
But he has endured inconsistent game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford, which is now impacting his status in the national team.
And the England boss has suggested Sancho is still 'making his way' and 'learning how to be professional' amid his recent snub.
Gareth Southgate has dropped Jadon Sancho from his England squad. (Image: GETTY)
After the squad announcement, Southgate urged people not to let the money thrown about in the Premier League misguide their expectations of England's younger players.
He said: "These boys are still learning the game; they're still learning how to be professionals. So they're not at the top yet.
"Of course, there are massive transfer fees and wages when you talk about the English Premier League because the price for a Premier League club is different to anywhere else.
"But they're not at the top yet. They're young players still making their way, and that is the journey that they've got to go on."
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With Lingard also dropped, Southgate explained that he's selected players he thinks will get England results in this month's fixtures.
"So continue to learn the game, continue to learn how to be a top professional, continue to strive to improve every day you're on the training ground, and then, in the end, that will transfer itself into the matches," Southgate added.
"It's totally understandable that some of our younger players will be able to play very well against a certain level of opponent, but then against the really top teams, there's still a step to go.
"There is competition for places and we've got to pick the people we think can get us the results, particularly this month to get us qualified for the World Cup."
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Jadon Sancho is currently a bench regular at Man Utd. (Image: GETTY)