England squad: Man Utd duo rewarded with call-ups as Tuchel chooses Leeds star among 35 picks | OneFootball

Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire are among those to be named in Thomas Tuchel’s latest 35-man England squad.

The final international break before this summer’s World Cup takes place next week, with England having friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.

This is the final chance for England players to impress head coach Tuchel, who recently committed to The Three Lions by penning a contract extension until 2028.

And Tuchel’s latest squad looks very different to the one selected for the November international break, with this partly because of Man Utd‘s recent form.

Under interim boss Michael Carrick, Man Utd’s season has transformed since January and they are now a clear frontrunner to secure Champions League qualification.

After no Man Utd players were named in Tuchel’s last squad, this recent resurgence was always likely to lead to some of their stars earning England call-ups, especially with Mainoo and Maguire performing so well.

And it turns out that each player is in the England squad, with Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton’s James Garner, AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori, Brighton’s Jason Steele and Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke among the other notable inclusions.

Despite selecting a 35-man squad including five goalkeepers, there is no place for Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold or Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, while Bournemouth’s Alex Scott and Newcastle United’s Nick Pope miss out after being included in November.

The full England squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Henderson, Pickford, Ramsdale, Steele, Trafford.

Defenders: Burn, Guehi, Hall, Konsa, Livramento, Maguire, O’Reilly, Quansah, Spence, Stones, Tomori.

Midfielders: Anderson, Bellingham, Garner, Henderson, Mainoo, Palmer, Rice, Rogers, Wharton.

Forwards: Bowen, Calvert-Lewin, Eze, Foden, Gordon, Kane, Madueke, Rashford, Saka, Solanke.

And Tuchel has since revealed that his bumper squad will be split into two groups.

He said: “We decided to divide it into two camps, almost.

“We have a camp where we brings players in who we haven’t seen, who haven’t played so much to open up the competition for plane tickets to the US.

“From Friday/Saturday, a group will come into camp who get a rest before. We will go with a new group of players into the match against Japan.”

Sky Sports’ Rob Dorsett has commented on Mainoo’s inclusion and claimed that he has taken Scott’s place in the squad.

“There is an awful lot of speculation before Thomas Tuchel announces that squad,” Dorsett explained.

“It’s big, big news that Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is expected to be back in this England squad. He is still only 20 years old.

“The last time he played for England was the Euros final in Berlin in the summer of 2024, more than 18 months ago.

“There have been no Man Utd players since that final, not a single one has been selected by Tuchel up to this point.

“It’s a big boost to him and suggests as well that Tuchel is looking at his central midfield options; he hasn’t made up his mind. Adam Wharton and Alex Scott were both in the England squad in November, first-time call-ups for them under Tuchel.

“Both were impressive – are they both going to miss out now? I think there is a strong chance that might be the case.

“I am also hearing that James Garner is pushing very hard for a first call-up to the England senior squad as well.”