The new head coach wants his team to play like a Premier League club - will that work in modern international football?

England manager Thomas Tuchel has called up Morgan Gibbs-White to his first squad amid concerns over Cole Palmer ’s fitness. The Nottingham Forest midfielder is expected to replace Palmer, who missed Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal earlier on Sunday due to injury.

Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin have been the back-up options over recent years, and all three offer something slightly different, but Liam Delap’s displays for Ipswich Town this season, despite their struggles, should have thrust him into the conversation.

Thomas Tuchel has added Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White to his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia, with Cole Palmer injured

Former England and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy fumed at Thomas Tuchel and accused him of “blocking” the progress of rising stars by calling up Jordan Henderson. The 34-year-old Ajax star, who will be 36 by the time Tuchel leads the Three Lions out at the World Cup in North America, was one of several surprise inclusions.

Thomas Tuchel has called up Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White to the England squad to replace the injured Cole Palmer following a furious reaction from fans

Cole Palmer is expected to pull out of Thomas Tuchel ’s first England squad, with the Chelsea star set to have a scan on a muscle problem on Monday. Palmer, who had been ever-present for the Blues in the Premier League this season, missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates after picking up a minor injury in training on Saturday.

Tuchel was appointed England manager in October after Lee Carsley held the fort following Gareth Southgate’s departure. The former Chelsea boss was handed an 18-month contract and took the reins at the start of January, with his primary focus centred around winning the 2026 World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel has revealed he "loves" Jack Grealish, and feels he can be a "machine" but a conversation with the Manchester City man led to his omission from the England squad.

New England coach Thomas Tuchel recalled striker Marcus Rashford and midfielder Jordan Henderson as he raised eyebrows with his first squad announcement on Friday.