Gareth Southgate insists he was trying to “protect” Trent Alexander-Arnold when he dropped him from his England squad and has hinted the Liverpool full-back could play in midfield at the European Championship.
Alexander-Arnold was a shock omission for the World Cup qualification triple-header in March, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp among those to question the decision.
Tottenham legend Jurgen Klinsmann has spoken exclusively to Sky Sports News about entertaining possible calls for help from Daniel Levy, his sympathy with Harry Kane over his Spurs future and England’s chances at this summer’s European Championships.
Klinsmann, who has been out of football management since leaving Hertha Berlin in February last year, revealed he would “always consider” an offer to return to Tottenham,
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has overseen progress at Manchester United this season by closing the gap on their nearest rivals but the club must underline improvements by winning trophies, according to former forward Mark Hughes.
United finished the Premier League campaign as runners-up behind Manchester City, in their best league finish under Solskjaer’s tenure as manager.
Jonny Evans and Steven Davis will miss Northern Ireland’s friendlies against Malta and Ukraine while Conor Bradley and Sam McClelland have been handed their first senior call-ups by Ian Baraclough.
Evans, 33, has been nursing a foot injury that the defender sustained in Leicester City’s FA Cup final triumph over Chelsea earlier this month and he was not named in Brendan Rodgers’ squads for their final two Premier League games of the season.
