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The England manager has chosen to retain the identical England squad that triumphed against their previous opponents and delivered an impressive performance in Belgrade last month, leaving no room for the Real Madrid star and the Manchester City attacker in his selection for the upcoming exhibition match against Wales and the qualifying match in Latvia.

Although Foden making a strong case for a recall after regaining his top condition at Manchester City, and Bellingham having returned for his Spanish club following shoulder surgery, the national team manager has decided against including two of the country's most prominent offensive stars. The young midfielder has been in the starting lineup just a single time for his club since his comeback.

Tuchel has made room for the Arsenal winger, who is back to fitness and has been reinstated in place of his injured club colleague Noni Madueke. Jack Grealish has not received a return to the squad.

Complete Three Lions Team Announcement

Goalkeepers

• Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
• Everton's number one (Everton)
• Manchester City's goalkeeper (Manchester City)

Backline

• Newcastle's defender (the Magpies)
• Crystal Palace's centre-back (Crystal Palace)
• Reece James (the Blues)
• Aston Villa's defender (Aston Villa)
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
• Jarell Quansah (the German club)
• Tottenham's defender (Spurs)
• Manchester City's star (the Sky Blues)

Midfielders

• Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
• Nottingham Forest's playmaker (the Reds)
• Brentford's experienced head (the Bees)
• Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Milan)
• Arsenal's anchor (Arsenal)
• Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards

• Jarrod Bowen (the Hammers)
• Arsenal's attacker (Arsenal)
• Newcastle's winger (Newcastle United)
• Bayern Munich's striker (the German giants)
• Barcelona's loanee (Barcelona, on loan from United)
• Bukayo Saka (the Gunners)
• Aston Villa's forward (Aston Villa)

Tuchel expressed his admiration for the energy in last month's squad and appears determined to maintaining the vibe. The Newcastle defender, who featured at the defensive flank in the convincing victory in Serbia, has been ruled out due to a knock. Tuchel has opted against selecting a direct replacement for the Magpies star but has selected the Manchester City defender, who had to withdraw previously. Tuchel has spoken about the Manchester City defender's significance for the national team and has floated the idea of deploying him in the middle of the park.

No spot has been found for Adam Wharton, who was called up in the previous squad but pulled out due to injury and was replaced by the Milan player.

The manager stated: “It was only three weeks after the previous gathering and the last win, the last performance, so the consideration was why not bring the same group in because they established a benchmark. The focus now is on building routines out of it. We have regrettably a couple of fitness issues at the moment with Tino and Noni and we welcome of course Bukayo Saka in to replace Madueke. The defender was a last-minute addition last time; he will remain with the squad.”