The Leicester City defender Harry Maguire and Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah have been named in the England squad for the first time. Gareth Southgate named the pair in his 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Malta on 1 September and Slovakia three days later. Southgate has named four goalkeepers as well as eight forwards in his first squad since the retirement of Wayne Rooney on Wednesday. Rooney was asked to join the squad but opted to retire from international football instead. “I thought his performances for Hull were very good,” said Southgate of Maguire, who joined Leicester from Hull this summer.

Source: The Guardian August 24, 2017 13:01 UTC