MANCHESTER CITY midfielder Phil Foden has been called up to the England Under 21 squad for the first time. The 18-year-old was awarded the Golden Ball when England won the Under 17 World Cup last year. Aidy Boothroyd’s side face Andorra and Scotland in their final two Euro 2019 qualifiers this month.
MAURIZIO SARRI is pleased Ruben Loftus-Cheek has not been called up for England because the Chelsea boss wants to use the international break to work with the midfielder. LoftusCheek was handed his first Blues start of the season in Thursday’s Europa League victory over Vidi. ‘It’s better to stay,’ Sarri said. ‘I have seen he is a great player from the technical point of view, from the physical point of view. He has to improve from a tactical point of view.’ LIVERPOOL v MAN CITY