SANCHO A LUCKY DEVIL TO GET SOUTHGATE CALL-UP

invested in Jadon over a period of time and we believe he can get to a high level.

“I think for him to feel that we have belief in him at this point is a good message. Dortmund is a big club but Manchester United is one of the biggest in the world. You’re not going to get anywhere near the number of goals and assists in our league that you’ll get in the Bundesliga.”

Southgate omitted another Red Devil, Mason Greenwood, 20 today, and 18-year-old Jude Bellingham (right) for the qualifiers with Andorra and

Hungary next month but said he had spoken to their clubs and parents before deciding to leave them out. He also said that he had called up Greenwood too soon last season.

Southgate said: “In hindsight with Mason Greenwood, it was perhaps a bit early 13 months ago to give him his international call-up. There is no doubt we would like to have them with us for the upcoming qualifiers. But we want them to be big players for England for the long term.

“That means we have to try to make the right decisions while they are still growing.”