England squad latest: Dominic Solanke included as Manchester United star misses out

Dominic Solanke returns to the England squad after a seven-year absence (Getty)

Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke has been included in England’s squad for their upcoming games against Greece and Finland but Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire misses out.

Solanke returns to the England squad after a seven-year absence, with his only cap for the national team coming in a friendly against Brazil in 2017.

‘Dom’s a player I’m fully aware of having worked with him in the past,’ England interim manager Lee Carsley said on Thursday.

‘Dom was really close to being in the last squad, he got injured just before selection.

‘He’s a player that’s done so well at Bournemouth and now he’s taken that form into Spurs.

‘Got a lot of really good attributes that I really like, as well as being a really nice person he’s extremely talented and it’s good that we’ve got him.’

Elsewhere, West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen misses out, as does Crystal Palace’s talisman Eberechi Eze and Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento.

‘The players that have been left out, it was more of a chance for me having a look at other players,’ Carsley said.

‘Nothing that they’ve done, definitely not anything to do with form, it’s just a case of using this period of the next two camps to experiment a little bit, look at other players.

‘I think the players who have been left out have all got a case to be in the squad but I thought it was important that we’ve seen the benefit of the last squad of it being fresh, feeling fresh, a lot of energy in it, not that those players [left out] didn’t bring that, but I thought it was important that it’s not just a copy and paste. I want them to feel like they’ve earned their place in the squad.

‘I’ve spoken to all of the players who aren’t involved, had good conversations with them, ultimately, people want to know where they stand and long term.

‘I’ve made it totally clear to all of the players that this is a short-term decision from myself. I’ve got this camp and the next camp so just to keep playing as well as they can at their clubs, I’ve watched so much football over the last three or four weeks since the last [England] game, seen every single touch that the players have had in terms of the players we’ve picked and left out. We feel really well informed with the squad that we’ve selected.’

Harry Maguire has been dropped from England’s latest squad (Getty)

When asked if Maguire still has a long-term future with England, Carsley replied: ‘Yeah, definitely.

‘Harry’s a player I’ve worked with in the past. He was very positive in the conversation that we had.

‘Really wary about having conversations go on too long because he’s got a game tonight [for Manchester United] so it was a case of talking to him about what my decision was, obviously, we’ve got some really good centre-backs that I’m keen to see play.

‘And I’m wary about bringing players away that are really experienced that potentially aren’t going to play much.

‘Harry’s still got a really important part to play, not only in this squad but this up and coming campaign.’

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