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Gareth Southgate has announced the squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against World Cup losing finalists Croatia and 2010 World Cup winners Spain. In their first match in the UEFA Nations League, England lost by 2 goals to 1 against Spain at Wembley.
The former England international defender has once again put his faith in youth, and has decided to snub the more experienced and older footballers for the new ones. Southgate has added three new faces to the squad, with on loan Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount, Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, and Leicester City midfielder James Maddison called up.
The England manager's decision to put faith in youth has seen several old and experienced players in top form like Troy Deeney and Glen Murray being sidelined.
#1 James Maddison
The lad from Coventry has been in terrific form for The Foxes this season. James Maddison who joined Leicester City this season from championship side Norwich City already has taken the Premier League by storm, and to top that, the 21-year old has to some extent helped The Foxes reduce the vacuum left by former PFA winner Riyad Mahrez.
The 21-year old was born on the 23rd of November 1996 and started his footballing career with Coventry City.
After spending 3 seasons with The Sky Blues, the young creative midfielder was signed up by Norwich City in 2016. He had a season on loan with Coventry City, and also another loan spell at Scottish side Aberdeen, before the midfielder made his debut for The Canaries.
With the Norwich City first team, Maddison made 53 appearances and scored 16 times. He also made it into the PFA Championship team of the year before Leicester City snapped him up for £24 million this year.
Life in Leicester has been fabulous for the midfielder, scoring 3 goals and assisting 2 in his 8 appearances in the league so far.
All stats via transfermarkt
#2 Mason Mount
A product of the Chelsea academy, Mason Mount was born on 10 January 1999, and joined The Blues' academy at the age of 5.
The rise through the ranks of the Chelsea academy has been spectacular for the young Mount, who played in the U21 Chelsea side the season before last.
The 19-year old who is still yet to make his debut for Chelsea, spent last year on loan with Dutch side Vitesse, making 29 appearances and scoring 9 goals, and also ending the season with the Vitesse Player of the Year award.
The Portsmouth born lad who was loaned to championship side Derby County, managed by England and Chelsea great Frank Lampard, has already made 12 appearances, scoring thrice and making an assist for the Rams. Mount was also part of the side that defeated Manchester United in the League Cup at Old Trafford.
The young midfielder has already represented England in the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 age groups, while still being only 19.
#3 Jadon Sancho
It is never easy for a young 17-year old to take a bold step by moving to a different country in search of first team action. Jadon Sancho did exactly that, moving from the blue side of Manchester managed by the brilliant Pep Guardiola, to the unsettled Dortmund last year.
The young winger has been in terrific form for Die Borussen, making 7 assists and scoring a goal in 10 appearances for BVB, with 7 of those being from the bench.
The youngster is now the leading assist maker in the top 5 leagues in Europe, and is also the first player since Owen Hargreaves to make his debut for England without making a first team appearance in England.
The winger who is now being called the English wonder kid, and the Neymar of England, was part of the U17 English side that won the U17 World Cup in India last year.
