-England manager Thomas Tuchel says he will be contacting players who have been left out of the squad in recent matches to help them plot a path back into contention before next year's World Cup.

Several players, including Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Everton's Jack Grealish, were dropped for this month's qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, while Jude Bellingham was not included for October's matches against Wales and Latvia.

England beat Serbia 2-0 at home and then claimed a 2-0 win in Albania on Sunday to finish top of Group K in the World Cup qualifiers with eight wins in as many games, while also not conceding a single goal.

"First of all, it's my job now to make contact with everyone, players like Trent," Tuchel told reporters after the win over Albania.

Subscribe t

See Full Page