LIVERPOOL legend Jamie Carragher has picked his England squad for the World Cup – notably leaving out Newcastle striker Callum Wilson.
Carragher also left out AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, but included in-form Leicester man James Maddison.
By snubbing Wilson, the Sky Sports pundit selected Tammy Abraham and Brentford’s Ivan Toney to provide competition for Harry Kane.
That’s despite Abraham scoring just three goals in 18 games for Roma this season, half of what Wilson has managed in eight fewer matches.
Toney has scored more than both, registering an impressive eight goals for Brentford, including a hat-trick against Leeds.
The ex-Newcastle star also has an incredible penalty record for the Bees, scoring 20 out of 20, which could prove key later in the tournament.
READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP
Meanwhile, Carragher has also picked Maddison, who’s been playing right at the top of his game for Leicester, even though he has one cap to his name.
Carragher posted his full squad on Twitter and received a response from Darren Bent, who disagreed with his choice to leave out Wilson.
The former England and Tottenham striker replied: “No Wilson?”
Carragher also included underfire Manchester United man Harry Maguire and Arsenal’s Ben White, who’s been staking a claim for a place at right-back.
Most read in Football
PLAY OUR DREAM TEAM WORLD CUP FANTASY FOOTBALL GAME TO WIN A SHARE OF £50k
All will be revealed when Gareth Southgate names his squad at 2pm on Thursday, but here’s what Carragher went for.
CARRAGHER’S England squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale and Nick Pope.
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben White, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Conor Coady, Kieran Trippier, Luke Shaw.
Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, James Maddison, Kalvin Phillips.
Attackers: Harry Kane, Tammy Abraham, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
